BleedGopher
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per ESPN:
1. Bernie Bierman (Minnesota)
Played from: 1913-15 (Halfback)
Coached from: 1932-41; 1945-50
Record: 93-35-6
Bierman's numbers really speak for themselves. In his first 10 years as coach, Minnesota won seven Big Ten titles and five national championships. The Associated Press ranked the Gophers No. 1 three times to end the season and, on five occasions, the Gophers were ranked within the AP top 10. It was the "Golden Era" for Minnesota. That might've continued if Bierman didn't re-enroll in the military after the 1941 season and spend three years with the Marines. He received an offer to coach at USC afterward but turned it down to return to Minnesota. He didn't experience the same success during his return -- never finishing above third in the conference -- but Minnesota wasn't the same program after World War II.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/117721/8-memorable-b1g-head-coaches-at-alma-mater
Go Gophers!!
1. Bernie Bierman (Minnesota)
Played from: 1913-15 (Halfback)
Coached from: 1932-41; 1945-50
Record: 93-35-6
Bierman's numbers really speak for themselves. In his first 10 years as coach, Minnesota won seven Big Ten titles and five national championships. The Associated Press ranked the Gophers No. 1 three times to end the season and, on five occasions, the Gophers were ranked within the AP top 10. It was the "Golden Era" for Minnesota. That might've continued if Bierman didn't re-enroll in the military after the 1941 season and spend three years with the Marines. He received an offer to coach at USC afterward but turned it down to return to Minnesota. He didn't experience the same success during his return -- never finishing above third in the conference -- but Minnesota wasn't the same program after World War II.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/117721/8-memorable-b1g-head-coaches-at-alma-mater
Go Gophers!!
