John D. Waldorf

John D. Waldorf
Biographical details
Born	July 29, 1909; Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died	August 12, 1982 (aged 73); Marshall, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1929	Missouri
Basketball
1927–1930	Missouri
Position(s)	Fullback, quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1932	Nebraska Wesleyan
Basketball
1930–1933	Nebraska Wesleyan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1933	Nebraska Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall	14–9–2 (football); 22–34 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 NCAC (1931–1932)
Awards
	First-team All-Big Six (1929); Second-team All-Big Six (1928);

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John David Waldorf (July 29, 1909 – August 12, 1982) was an American football player and coach and, later, a long-time college football and college basketball official.

Career

He played college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a two-time All-Big Six selection.^[1] Waldorf served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1930 to 1932.^[2] After retiring from coaching, he became an official in the Big Eight Conference.^[3]

Waldorf was the brother of college football coaches Pappy Waldorf, Paul D. Waldorf, and Bob Waldorf, as well as the son of Methodist Episcopal Church bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf. He died on August 12, 1982, at Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital in Marshall, Missouri.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1930–1932)
1930	Nebraska Wesleyan	6–3	4–1	2nd
1931	Nebraska Wesleyan	4–3–1	4–0–1	1st
1932	Nebraska Wesleyan	4–3–1	4–0–1	T–1st
Nebraska Wesleyan:		14–9–2	12–1–2
Total:		14–9–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Tigers football. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "John Waldorf". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "John Waldorf Dead at 73". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. August 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Tigers football. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[2] "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[3] "John Waldorf". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[4] "John Waldorf Dead at 73". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. August 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

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