Whitcomb Glenn "Bunt" Speer (November 6, 1884 – April 24, 1955) was an
American football and
basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at
Fort Hays State University in
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 21,116. It is ...
from 1915 to 1918 and Nebraska State Normal School—now known as
Peru State College–from 1919 to 1922, and Midland College—now known as
Midland University—in
Fremont, Nebraska from 1923 to 1924, compiling a career
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
coaching record of 50–21–3. Speer was also the head basketball coach at Nebraska State Normal from 1919 to 1923, tallying a mark of 71–22.
While coaching at Fort Hays, he led the Tigers to 12 consecutive victories from the second game in the 1916 season to seventh game in the 1917 season—a record that stands as of the conclusion of the 2007 season. His 1915 and 1917 teams also are tied for the most consecutive games without being scored upon.
Speer died of a heart attack, on April 24, 1955, at a hospital in
Manhattan, Kansas.
Head coaching record
Football
References
1884 births
1955 deaths
Fort Hays State Tigers football coaches
Fort Hays State Tigers men's basketball coaches
Kansas State Wildcats football coaches
Kansas State Wildcats football players
Midland Warriors football coaches
Peru State Bobcats football coaches
Peru State Bobcats men's basketball coaches
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
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