Clark Van Galder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clark Van Galder

American football and basketball player; track athlete; American football, basketball, and track coach

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1909

Place of Birth: Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1965

Profession: basketball coach, athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Clark Van Galder (February 6, 1909 – November 16, 1965) was an American football, basketball player, track athlete, and coach.
He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, from 1948 to 1951 and at Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno, from 1952 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 77–27–3.
Van Galder died on November 16, 1965 after collapsing at a banquet in Madison, Wisconsin.
He had five sons, the fourth of which, Tim, played football as a quarterback at Iowa State University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and St.
Louis Cardinals.