George D. Gardner (September 28, 1898 – January, 1974) was an
American football and
basketball coach. He was the head football coach at
McPherson College in
McPherson, Kansas
McPherson () is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,082. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general. It i ...
, serving for five seasons, from 1925 until 1929, and compiling a record of 10–25–4.
In 1937, Gardner was named basketball coach at
Southwestern College Southwestern College may refer to the following colleges in the United States:
* Southwestern College (California)
* Southwestern College (Kansas)
* Southwestern College (New Mexico)
*Southwestern College of Business and New England Technical Insti ...
in
Winfield, Kansas
Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,777. It is home to Southwestern College.
Hi ...
. At the time he had been working as an insurance agent at
Arkansas City, Kansas
Arkansas City () is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Walnut River in the southwestern part of the county. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,974. The n ...
, where he continued to work when not on coaching duty.
Head coaching record
Football
References
1898 births
1974 deaths
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