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George Dahlberg
Biographical details
Born(1900-04-21)April 21, 1900
Butte, Montana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1993(1993-09-18) (aged 93)
Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1923Montana
Basketball
1922–1925Montana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–1941Montana (assistant)
1945Montana
1946–1948Montana (assistant)
Basketball
1937–1942Montana
1944–1955Montana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1954–1961Montana
Head coaching record
Overall1–4 (football)
221–223 (basketball)

George Peter "Jiggs" Dahlberg (April 21, 1900 – September 18, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Montana from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1944 to 1955, compiling a record of 221–223. Dahlberg was also the head football coach at Montana for one season, in 1945, tallying a mark of 1–4. He was the athletic director at Montana from 1954 to 1961.

Personal life

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Dahlberg was born on April 21, 1900, in Butte, Montana. He died on September 18, 1993, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana.[1]

Dahlberg graduated from the University of Montana in 1925, lettering in basketball and football.[2]

Coaching career

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Dahlberg began a career as a coach at the high school level, starting out at Miles City High School in Miles City, Montana in 1925 as head coach for basketball and football. His four years at the school brought several district titles in both sports, winning basketball and football state championships in 1928. He went to Hoquiam, Washington in 1929 continuing his dual coaching roles, spending two years and winning a district title in basketball. After a year in Anaconda, Montana, with another basketball district championship achieved with a team of sophomores, he then spent four years as the head football coach at Puyallup High School. Dahlberg's coaching led to Puyallup winning a league championship in 1935. Before moving on to begin his college coaching career, he spent the 1936-1937 school year leading the basketball and football program at Chehalis High School where he was also named as the athletic director.[3][2]

Dahlberg became assistant football coach and head of the basketball program at the University of Montana in February 1937.[4]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945)
1945 Montana 1–4 0–1 9th
Montana: 1–4 0–1
Total: 1–4

Basketball

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1937–1938)
1937–38 Montana 9–18 3–17 6th (North)
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1938–1942)
1938–39 Montana 17–13
1939–40 Montana 17–8 AAU National Tournament Third Round
1940–41 Montana 13–15
1941–42 Montana 14–10
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1944–1951)
1944–45 Montana 7–22
1945–46 Montana 14–16
1946–47 Montana 12–16
1947–48 Montana 21–11
1948–49 Montana 12–13
1949–50 Montana 27–4
1950–51 Montana 12–19
Montana Grizzlies (Skyline Conference) (1951–1955)
1951–52 Montana 12–14 7–7 5th
1952–53 Montana 14–11 6–8 4th
1953–54 Montana 8–19 3–11 T–7th
1954–55 Montana 12–14 4–10 T–6th
Montana: 221–223
Total: 221–223

References

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  1. ^ "George 'Jiggs' Dahlberg". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. September 21, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved August 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ a b "Jiggs Dahlberg Efficient Coach". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. February 18, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dahlberg To Be Athletic Coach". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. April 30, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ ""Jiggs" Dahlberg Goes To Montana". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. February 19, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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