Charles DeLoss "Dee" Errickson (December 21, 1897 – September 22, 1985) was an

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and

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

Ottawa University Ottawa University (OU) is a private Baptist university with its main campus in Ottawa, Kansas, a second residential campus in Surprise, Arizona, and adult campuses in the Kansas City, Phoenix and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. It was founded in ...

from 1931 to 1935 and at

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in 1944, retiring with a career

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coaching record of 19–27–1. Errickson was also the head basketball coach at Washburn from 1936 to 1946, tallying a mark of 67–122. In 1941, Errickson was named

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at Washburn. Errickson was born on December 21, 1897, in

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. He played basketball at Washburn before graduating in 1923. Errickson coached at Fort Scott Community College before moving on to Ottawa. He died in

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in 1985.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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