Marvin C. "Whitey" Helling (May 16, 1923 – November 30, 2014) was an

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

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (also known as UND or North Dakota) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of ...

from 1957 to 1967, compiling a record of 60–35–3. Helling led the Fighting Sioux to victories in the 1965

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and 1966

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. During World War II, he served in the

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and commanded a gunboat in the Pacific theater.

Head coaching record

College

References

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