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Elmer A. Lampe
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Lampe pictured in The Hinakaga 1936, Carroll College yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1900-12-11)December 11, 1900
Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 77)
Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925Chicago
Basketball
c. 1925Chicago
Track and field
c. 1925Chicago
PositionEnd (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1927Emerson HS (IN)
1928–1930Evanston HS (IL)
1931Wisconsin (ends)
1932–1933Carleton
1934–1937Carroll (WI)
1938–1942Georgia (ends)
1946Georgia (assistant)
1946–1960Dartmouth (ends)
1961–1965Dartmouth (scout / freshmen ends)
1968New Hampshire (assistant)
Basketball
1926–1928Emerson HS (IN)
1928–1931Evanston HS (IL)
1934–1938Carroll (WI)
1938–1946Georgia
1946–1950Dartmouth
Track and field
1926–1928Emerson HS (IN)
1928–1938Evanston HS (IL)
1934–1938Carroll (WI)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1938Carroll (WI)
Head coaching record
Overall24–11–7 (college football)
165–154 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 MWC (1932)
Awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (1925)

Elmer Andrew Lampe (December 11, 1900 – January 30, 1978) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and athletics administrator.[1] He was the head basketball coach at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1934 to 1938, the University of Georgia from 1938 to 1946, and Dartmouth College from 1946 to 1950. Lampe served as the head football coach at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota from 1932 to 1933 and Carroll from 1934 to 1937, compiling a career college football head coaching mark of 24–11–7.

Early life, playing career, and education

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A native of Eveleth, Minnesota, Lampe attended the University of Chicago, where he was an All-American end in football.[2] He also played on the school's basketball and track and field teams. Lampe graduated from Chicago in 1926 with a Bachelor of Philosophy. Lampe earned as Master of Science degree in physical education from the University of Wisconsin in 1934.[3]

Coaching career

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Lampe began his coaching career in 1926, when he succeeded George F. Veenker as athletic coach at Emerson High School in Gary Indiana.[4] He led his football teams at Gary to a record of 13–2–2 in two season before resigning in 1928 to move to Evanston High School in Evanston, Illinois.[5] Lampe left Evanston High School in 1931 to become the ends coach for the football team at the University of Wisconsin, assisting head football coach Glenn Thistlethwaite.[6]

In January 1932, Lampe was hired as head football coach at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.[7] In 1934, Lampe was appointed athletic director and coach at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin, succeeding Thistlethwaite.[8] He served as the head football coach at Carroll for four seasons, from 1934 to 1937, leading his teams to a record of 17–7–4.

On January 10, 1938, the University of Georgia's athletic board named Lampe as the school's new head basketball coach and ends coach for the Georgia Bulldogs football team under Joel Hunt, newly hired as head football coach.[9] At that time, Frank Johnson was appointed head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs basketball team, as Lampe was not scheduled to come to Georgia until February, at which time he would be occupied with spring football training.[10] When Johnson left Georgia on February 20, Lampe took charge of the Georgia basketball team.[11] Lampe was head coach of Georgia' basketball team through the 1945–46 season, compiling a record of 82–84 over eight full seasons plus part of the 1937–38 season.[12]

Lampe left Georgia in September 1946 to become the head basketball coach at Dartmouth College.[13] His Dartmouth basketball teams had a record of 45–55 in fourth seasons, from 1946 to 1950. Lampe was succeeded as Dartmouth head basketball coach in 1950 by Doggie Julian, but retained his role as ends coach and head scout for the Dartmouth football team.[14] He remained ends coach though the 1960 season, having served under head football coaches Tuss McLaughry and Bob Blackman.[15] Lampe continued on at Dartmouth as an associate instructor in the physical education department, scout for the varsity football team, and end coach for the freshman football team until his retirement in 1966.[3] He returned to coaching for a year, in 1968, as an assistant football coach at the University of New Hampshire under head football coach Jim Root.[16]

Later life and death

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Lampe retired to Deerfield Beach, Florida, and then moved to Boynton Beach, Florida. He died on January 30, 1978, at North Broward Hospital in Deerfield Beach.[17]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Carleton Carls (Midwest Conference) (1932–1933)
1932 Carleton 5–2–12–0–1T–1st
1933 Carleton 2–2–20–2–1T–6th
Carleton: 7–4–32–2–2
Carroll Pioneers (Independent) (1934–1937)
1934 Carroll 2–3–2
1935 Carroll 2–4–1
1936 Carroll 7–0
1937 Carroll 6–0–1
Carroll: 17–7–4
Total:24–11–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

College basketball

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Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Carroll Pioneers (Independent) (1934–1938)
1934–35 Carroll 11–4
1935–36 Carroll 11–5
1936–37 Carroll 10–5
1937–38 Carroll 6–1[n 1]
Carroll: 38–15
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (1938–1946)
1937–38 Georgia 3–4[n 2]0–3[n 2]9th
1938–39 Georgia 11–68–32nd
1939–40 Georgia 20–59–43rd
1940–41 Georgia 13–116–79th
1941–42 Georgia 7–105–87th
1942–43 Georgia 4–131–810th
1943–44 Georgia 7–100–23rd
1944–45 Georgia 5–162–9T–10th
1945–46 Georgia 12–96–66th
Georgia: 82–8437–50
Dartmouth Indians (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1946–1950)
1946–47 Dartmouth 10–155–7T–4th
1947–48 Dartmouth 12–126–6T–3rd
1948–49 Dartmouth 15–114–86th
1949–50 Dartmouth 8–171–117th
Dartmouth: 45–5516–32
Total:165–154

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Works

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  • Elmer A. Lampe, "How to Play Defensive End." Athletic Journal, v. 9, p. 51 (1928).
  • Elmer A. Lampe, "Statistics as an Aid to Football Strategy," Scholastic Coach, 21:14, April 1952.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Lampe served as Carroll's head basketball coach for the first seven games of the 1937–38 season before leaving for Georgia at the end of January. John W. Breen was appointed head coach for the remainder of the year. Carroll finished the season with an overall record of 14–1.[18]
  2. 1 2 Georgia had three head coaches during the 1937–38 season. Vernon Smith was head coach for the first two games of the season, in early January. Frank Johnson was head coach for the next 13 games before Lampe took over the team in February. Georgia finished the season 12–10 overall and 4–6 in conference play.

References

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  1. ↑ Tokoi, O.; Suominen, J.; Askeli, H. (1949). Who's who Among Finnish-Americans: A Biographical Directory of Persons of Finnish Descent who Have Made Noteworthy Contributions to the Pattern of American Life. Raivaaja Publishing Company. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "How Dartmouth Changed My Life | Peter Golenbock Books". golenbockbooks.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "17 Of Dartmouth Faculty And Administration Are Retiring At End Of This Academic Year". Valley News. West Lebanon, New Hampshire. May 28, 1966. p. 13. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Gary Signs Coach". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. July 15, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Elmer Lampe Signs For Evanston Post". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. United Press. July 18, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Elmer Lampe To Be Ass't Coach At Wisconsin U." The Evening Gazette and Republican. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Associated Press. March 31, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Lampe Selected Carleton Coach Coach". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 21, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Elmer Lampe To Coach At Carroll". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. Associated Press. April 17, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Joel Hunt Is Chosen Head Football Coach At Georgia; Lampe Selected As Cage Mentor". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. January 11, 1938. pp. 6, 7. Retrieved March 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Ex-Local Prep Star Is Named Georgia Coach". Rockford Morning Star. Rockford, Illinois. January 18, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ Millsap, Ed (February 23, 1938). "Lampe Takes Charge Over Georgia Cagemen". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Georgia 2025-2026 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Georgia Athletics. p. 158. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Issuu.
  13. ↑ Williams, F. M. (September 23, 1946). "Elmer Lampe Leaves Georgia For Dartmouth". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 16. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Julian Replaces Elmer Lampe as Cage Mentor". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Associated Press. March 23, 1950. p. 23. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Elmer Lampe Resigns As Green End Coach". Valley News. West Lebanon, New Hampshire. November 29, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "Lampe Joins UNH Grid Coaching Staff". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. United Press International. August 28, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ "Elmer Lampe, 77, Football Coach, Dies". Valley News. West Lebanon, New Hampshire. February 2, 1978. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ Mullen, Vernon S., ed. (1938). "Hinakaga 1938". Hinakaga. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Junior Class of Carroll College: 87. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  19. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Elmer Lampe". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Men's Basketball Coaching Records". Carroll University. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Georgia 2025-2026 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Georgia Athletics. p. 104. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via Issuu.
  22. ↑ "Men's Basketball; Year-by-Year Win-Loss Records". Dartmouth College. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
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