Louis Frederick Gieg (February 7, 1890 – December 28, 1977) was an

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and

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1913 to 1914, compiling a record of 4–9–2. Raised in Millville, New Jersey, Geig attended the Pennington Seminary (now

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), dropping out in order to play basketball professionally.

Head coaching record

References

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