DeForest Stull
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1885 Richmond, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1938 (aged 53) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1901–1903 | Coe |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Northern State Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1915 | Northern State Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 (football) 15–11 (basketball) |
DeForest Stull (April 21, 1885 – December 10, 1938) was an American and geography professor and college football and college basketball coach.[1] He served as the football coach at Northern State Normal—now known as Northern Michigan University—for one season, in 1912. Stull was also the head basketball coach at Northern State Normal from 1910 to 1915.[2]
Stull was born in Richmond, Michigan, where he attended school. He earned degrees from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the University of Chicago, and Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught at Northern State Normal for 14 years before moving to Teachers College after 1922. Stull died on December 10, 1938, at Medical Center in Manhattan, from double pneumonia following an operation three days prior.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern State Normal (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Northern State Normal | 0–1 | |||||||
| Northern State Normal: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Renner, Mayme Pratt (1939). "DeForest Stull". Journal of Geography. 38 (2): 82–83. doi:10.1080/00221343908987563.
- ^ "Final MBB Records" (PDF). nmuwildcats.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Prof. DeForest Stull Is Dead". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. December 10, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved June 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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