John Van Liew

John Van Liew

Van Liew pictured in The Agromeck 1931, NC State yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1881-12-12)December 12, 1881 Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1959(1959-12-07) (aged 77) Mooresville, Indiana, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1926	Knox (IL)
1927	Western State (CO)
1930	NC State
1932–1942	Hanover
Basketball
1923–1926	Knox (IL)
1932–1942	Hanover
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1943	Hanover
Head coaching record
Overall	57–77–3 (football) 100–104 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 IIAC (1924) 1 MWC (1924)

John Michael Van Liew (December 12, 1881 – December 7, 1959)^[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois from 1923 to 1926, at Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—in 1927, at North Carolina State University in 1930, and at Hanover College from 1932 to 1942, compiling a career college football record of 57–77–3.^[2] Van Liew was also the head basketball coach at Knox from 1923 to 1926 and Hanover from 1932 to 1942, tallying a career college basketball mark of 100–104. Van Liew was a graduate of Grinnell College.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Knox Old Siwash (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Midwest Conference) (1923–1926)
1923	Knox	5–4	4–1 / 2–2	3rd / T–4th
1924	Knox	7–1	4–0 / 3–0	T–1st / T–1st
1925	Knox	2–6	2–1 / 0–3	T–5th / T–6th
1926	Knox	2–5–1	1–3–1 / 1–2	T–16th / T–7th
Knox:		16–16–1
Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1927)
1927	Western State	1–6	1–5	11th
Western State:		1–6	1–5
NC State Wolfpack (Southern Conference) (1930)
1930	NC State	2–8	1–5	T–19th
NC State:		2–8	1–5
Hanover Panthers (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1942)
1932	Hanover	4–3–1
1933	Hanover	6–2	5–1	4th
1934	Hanover	7–2	4–1	T–3rd
1935	Hanover	2–5–1	2–3	10th
1936	Hanover	1–6	1–3	T–11th
1937	Hanover	5–3	4–2	T–5th
1938	Hanover	5–2	4–2	T–4th
1939	Hanover	4–4	3–3	8th
1940	Hanover	1–8	1–4	T–11th
1941	Hanover	1–7	1–3	11th
1942	Hanover	2–5	2–3	8th
Hanover:		38–47–2
Total:		57–77–3

References

1. Miller, George (February 18, 1995). "Remember Coach Van Liew?". The Madison Courier. Madison, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved December 7, 2013 – via Google News.
2. "Coach Van Liew Resigns Duties at Knox College". The Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 8, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Van Liew Quits As Coach.; Resigns His Post at North Carolina State College" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. October 21, 1930. Retrieved March 1, 2011.

External links

• John Van Liew at Find a Grave