Arnie Lerum

American football player and coach (1879–1911)

Arnie LerumBiographical details

Born| (1879-07-20)July 20, 1879
Norway
Died| June 25, 1911(1911-06-25) (aged 31)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1899–1901| Wisconsin
Position(s)| Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904| Stevens Point Normal
Head coaching record
Overall| 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

* Third-team All-American (1902)
* All-Western (1901)

Arne Christopher Lerum (July 20, 1879 – June 25, 1911) was a Norwegian-American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point–then known as Stevens Point Normal School–in 1904, compiling a record of 1–2.[1] Lerum selected as a guard on the 1901 All-Western college football team while playing for Wisconsin.[2] Lerum immigrated to the United States from Bergen, Norway when he was 14. He was active in politics in as a Republican in the state of Wisconsin. Lerum died on cancer on June 25, 1911, in Madison, Wisconsin.[3]

## Head coaching record

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Stevens Point Normal (Independent) (1904)
1904 | Stevens Point Normal  | 1–2 |  |  |
Stevens Point Normal: | 1–2 |  |
Total: | 1–2 |

## References

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1. ^ The Sixth General Catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 1904. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. ^ "Football Media Guide". Wisconsin Badgers football. 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. ^ "Foot Ball Star Is Victim of Cancer". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. June 26, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved April 17, 2019 - via Newspapers.com .

## External links

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* Arnie Lerum at Find a Grave

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Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers head football coaches

* Joseph Raycroft (1895–1896)
* Joseph Marshall Flint (1897)
* Virgil E. McCaskill (1898)
* Walter E. Garrey (1899)
* Harvey Schofield (1900)
* Francis Spindler (1901)
* James Christensen (1902)
* Harvey Schofield (1903)
* Arnie Lerum (1904)
* Robert B. Smiley (1905)
* Clarence Mortell (1906)
* William F. Lusk (1907–1910)
* No team (1911)
* Leonard Schneller (1912–1913)
* George Corneal (1914–1916)
* Raymond W. Fairchild & Charles F. Watson (1917–1918)
* Sam A. Tenison (1919)
* Joe Swetland (1920–1925)
* Walter Hunting (1926)
* Carl Eggebrecht (1927–1928)
* Alfred R. Lindesmith (1929)
* Carl Stockdale (1930)
* Eddie Kotal (1931–1941)
* George Berg (1942)
* No team (1943–1944)
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* Hale Quandt (1948–1951)
* John Roberts (1952–1956)
* Duaine Counsell (1957–1965)
* Bill Burns (1966)
* Duaine Counsell (1967–1968)
* Pat O'Halloran (1969–1972)
* Monte Charles (1972–1976)
* Ron Steiner (1977–1981)
* D. J. LeRoy (1982–1987)
* John Miech (1988–2011)
* Tom Journell (2012–2017)
* Greg Breitbach (2018–2019)
* No team (2020)
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* Luke Venne (2022– )

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