George Mohn "Doc" Bohler (February 8, 1887 – December 10, 1968) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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(1925–1927), Auburn University (1928–1929), and

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(1930–1933), compiling a career college football record of 34–38–1. Bohler was also the head basketball coach at the

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(1920–1923), Auburn (1928–1929), and the

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(1935–1938), amassing a career

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mark of 96–81, and served as the head baseball coach at Oregon (1921–1923), tallying a record of 11–43. Bohler was born on February 8, 1887. He died in December 1968 in

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. He was a brother of Fred Bohler and Roy Bohler.

Coaching career

From 1928 to 1929, Bohler coached football and basketball at Auburn. He compiled a 3–11 record with the Auburn Tigers football team and a 6–15 record with the

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. From 1930 to 1933, Bohler coached football at Louisiana Tech, where he had greater success. He posted a 15–17 record in four seasons. His 1931 team went undefeated at 7–0.

Head coaching record

Football

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