Eldon Mason
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1902 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1990 (aged 88) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | New Hampshire |
| 1925–1927 | Minnesota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1930 | Bemidji State |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1931 | Bemidji State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1928–1931 | Bemidji State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–9–3 (football) 17–17 (basketball) |
Eldon Wellington Heywood Mason (June 21, 1902 – October 2, 1990) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State Normal School—now known as Bemidji State University—in Bemidji, Minnesota from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 8–9–3.[1] Mason was also the head basketball coach at Bemidji State from 1928 to 1931, tallying a mark of 17–17. Mason died of cancer on October 8, 1990, in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers (Independent) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Bemidji State | 3–0–3 | |||||||
| 1929 | Bemidji State | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1930 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | |||||||
| Bemidji State: | 8–9–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–9–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Eldon Mason, 88; educator, Red Cross executive". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 6, 1990. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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