Gus Ziegler

Ziegler pictured in The Blue Hen 1931, Delaware yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1875-10-24)October 24, 1875 Royersford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1960(1960-04-14) (aged 84) Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1903–1904	Penn
1906–1907	Penn
Position	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908–1910	Mercersburg Academy (PA)
1911	Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
1913	Penn (assistant)
1914	West Virginia (assistant)
1917	California (assistant)
1920	Penn (assistant line)
1921	Penn (line)
1929–1930	Delaware
Head coaching record
Overall	6–10–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× consensus All-American (1906, 1907)

Augustus Bergey Ziegler (October 24, 1875 – April 14, 1960)^[1][2] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time All-American at guard. Ziegler served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware from 1929 to 1930, compiling a record of 6–10–2.

Ziegler was born in Royersford, Pennsylvania. He married Morea Marguerite Drumm on January 20, 1917, in Philadelphia.^[3]

Playing career

Ziegler played at the guard position for the University of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1904 and 1906 to 1907. He was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in both 1906 and 1907.^[4][5][6] In 1907, Ziegler led the Penn Quakers to their fifth national football championship after finishing the season with an 11–1 record.

Head coaching record

References

External links

• Gus Ziegler at Find a Grave

This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

• v
• t
• e