Biographical details | |
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Born | Luverne, Minnesota, U.S. | May 16, 1923
Died | November 30, 2014 Englewood, Florida, U.S. | (aged 91)
Playing career | |
1941–1942 | Macalester |
1946–1947 | Macalester |
Position(s) | Back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1948 | Jackson HS (MN) (assistant) |
1948–1953 | Detroit Lakes HS (MN) |
1954–1956 | Minneapolis Washburn HS (MN) |
1957–1967 | North Dakota |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 60–35–3 (college) |
Bowls | 2–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 NCC (1958, 1964, 1966) | |
Marvin C. "Whitey" Helling (May 16, 1923 – November 30, 2014) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of North Dakota from 1957 to 1967, compiling a record of 60–35–3.[2] Helling led the Fighting Sioux to victories in the 1965 Mineral Water Bowl and 1966 Pecan Bowl. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy and commanded a gunboat in the Pacific theater.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference) (1957–1967) | |||||||||
1957 | North Dakota | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1958 | North Dakota | 5–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1959 | North Dakota | 2–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
1960 | North Dakota | 4–3–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1961 | North Dakota | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1962 | North Dakota | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
1963 | North Dakota | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1964 | North Dakota | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1965 | North Dakota | 9–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | W Mineral Water | ||||
1966 | North Dakota | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | W Pecan | ||||
1967 | North Dakota | 4–6 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
North Dakota: | 60–35–3 | 42–22–2 | |||||||
Total: | 60–35–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "1965 University of North Dakota Gridiron Guide". University of North Dakota. 1965. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Former NDakota coach Marvin Helling dies at 91". USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Legendary coach Marv 'Whitey' Helling passes away". North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved June 26, 2021.