Harold V. "Shorty" Almquist (January 19, 1904 – April 5, 1994) was an
American football,
basketball, and
baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at
Augustana College Augustana College may refer to:
*Augustana College (Illinois)
*Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota
*Augustana University College, Alberta
See also
*Augustana Divinity School (Neuendettelsau)
The Augustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau is ...
in
Rock Island, Illinois
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from 1928 to 1940, compiling a record of 65–31–10. Almquist was also the school's head basketball coach in 1931–32 and from 1934 to 1941, tallying a mark of 99–60, and head baseball coach from 1929 to 1942, amassing a record of 23–35; Augustana did not field a baseball team from 1931 to 1937.
Almquist was born on January 19, 1904, in
Chisago County, Minnesota. He died on April 5, 1994, at Trinity Medical Center, East Campus in
Moline, Illinois.
Head coaching record
Football
References
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1904 births
1994 deaths
American football quarterbacks
Augustana (Illinois) Vikings baseball coaches
Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football coaches
Augustana (Illinois) Vikings men's basketball coaches
Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
High school football coaches in Illinois