Arthur J. "Dutch" Bergman (February 23, 1895 – August 18, 1972) was an
American football
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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now
New Mexico State University
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, from 1920 to 1922
and at
The Catholic University of America
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from 1930 to 1940, compiling a career
college football
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Unlike most ...
record of 71–36–5. Bergman was the head coach of the
National Football League
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's
Washington Redskins
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for one season in 1943, tallying a mark of 6–3–1.
During his tenure, the Cardinals went 59–31–4, including a victory in the
1936 Orange Bowl
The 1936 Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Catholic University Cardinals and Ole Miss Rebels played on January 1, 1936, in Miami, Florida. The second edition of the Orange Bowl, the game was won by Catholic Unive ...
and a tie in the
1940 Sun Bowl
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. Bergman left the University when the sport was discontinued in 1941 because of
World War II
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, later coaching the Washington Redskins to the
1943 NFL Championship Game, which they lost to the
Chicago Bears
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.
Bergman is still the winningest varsity football coach in Catholic University history and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1982.
Head coaching record
College football
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1972 deaths
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