Husband of Georgia E. (Kent) Gaer
(married 04 Sep 1934 at Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa)
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Warren Gaer (February 7, 1912 – January 13, 1997) was an American football player, teacher and coach. He played from 1932 through 1935 at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Captaining the football team his senior year.
He was head football coach between 1935–1945, as High School Football Coach - 6 years at Missouri Valley, Iowa, 2 years at Lenox, Iowa, and 2 years at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1946 to 1948, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program 1945 and as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. 1948 Pepperdine Beat Nebraska in the Will Rogers Bowl at Oklahoma City. His teams tallied a mark of 22–6
Warren Gaer returned to Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, as head football coach 1949 through 1958 compiling a career college football record of 65–49–2.
Gaer died on January 13, 1997 of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Gaer
St. Petersburg Times, Gaer named Drake coach, March 17, 1949
Quax Yearbook, Drake University, 1949-1958
(married 04 Sep 1934 at Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa)
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Warren Gaer (February 7, 1912 – January 13, 1997) was an American football player, teacher and coach. He played from 1932 through 1935 at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Captaining the football team his senior year.
He was head football coach between 1935–1945, as High School Football Coach - 6 years at Missouri Valley, Iowa, 2 years at Lenox, Iowa, and 2 years at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1946 to 1948, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program 1945 and as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. 1948 Pepperdine Beat Nebraska in the Will Rogers Bowl at Oklahoma City. His teams tallied a mark of 22–6
Warren Gaer returned to Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, as head football coach 1949 through 1958 compiling a career college football record of 65–49–2.
Gaer died on January 13, 1997 of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Gaer
St. Petersburg Times, Gaer named Drake coach, March 17, 1949
Quax Yearbook, Drake University, 1949-1958
Husband of Georgia E. (Kent) Gaer
(married 04 Sep 1934 at Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa)
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Warren Gaer (February 7, 1912 – January 13, 1997) was an American football player, teacher and coach. He played from 1932 through 1935 at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Captaining the football team his senior year.
He was head football coach between 1935–1945, as High School Football Coach - 6 years at Missouri Valley, Iowa, 2 years at Lenox, Iowa, and 2 years at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1946 to 1948, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program 1945 and as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. 1948 Pepperdine Beat Nebraska in the Will Rogers Bowl at Oklahoma City. His teams tallied a mark of 22–6
Warren Gaer returned to Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, as head football coach 1949 through 1958 compiling a career college football record of 65–49–2.
Gaer died on January 13, 1997 of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Gaer
St. Petersburg Times, Gaer named Drake coach, March 17, 1949
Quax Yearbook, Drake University, 1949-1958
(married 04 Sep 1934 at Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa)
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Warren Gaer (February 7, 1912 – January 13, 1997) was an American football player, teacher and coach. He played from 1932 through 1935 at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Captaining the football team his senior year.
He was head football coach between 1935–1945, as High School Football Coach - 6 years at Missouri Valley, Iowa, 2 years at Lenox, Iowa, and 2 years at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1946 to 1948, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program 1945 and as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. 1948 Pepperdine Beat Nebraska in the Will Rogers Bowl at Oklahoma City. His teams tallied a mark of 22–6
Warren Gaer returned to Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, as head football coach 1949 through 1958 compiling a career college football record of 65–49–2.
Gaer died on January 13, 1997 of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Gaer
St. Petersburg Times, Gaer named Drake coach, March 17, 1949
Quax Yearbook, Drake University, 1949-1958
