Jake Christiansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jake Christiansen

American football, basketball, baseball coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1900

Place of Birth: Marinette, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1992

Profession: basketball coach

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Jake Christiansen

  • Jacobi Melius Alton Christiansen (February 2, 1900 – January 21, 1992) was an American football and basketball player and coach.
  • He served as the head football coach at Valparaiso University from 1929 to 1940 and at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1941 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 175–92–15.
  • Christiansen's 1964 Concordia team tied with Sam Houston State in the NAIA National title game.
  • Christiansen is one of the few college football coaches to have coached in a stadium named after himself.

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