Daffin Backstrom

Daffin Backstrom
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1916-07-17)July 17, 1916
Died July 15, 1993(1993-07-15) (aged 76)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1962 Kansas Wesleyan
Basketball
1953–1963 Kansas Wesleyan
Baseball
1951 Drew
Head coaching record
Overall 1–7–1 (football)
78–141 (basketball)
10–6 (baseball)

Daffin Theodore "Swede" Backstrom (July 17, 1916 – July 15, 1993) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.

Playing career

Drew University

Backstrom played college baseball and basketball at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, where he is a member of the schools Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]

Minor league baseball

Backstrom played in minor league baseball as a pitcher. In 1940 he was with the Akron Yankees in the Middle Atlantic League. Later that year and also in 1941 he played for Amsterdam Rugmakers in the Canadian–American League.[2]

Coaching career

Drew University

After graduating from Drew University and spending some time in the private sector, Backstrom returned to Drew to first be the assistant and later head baseball coach.[1]

Kansas Wesleyan

Backstrom was the 14th head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for the 1962 season. His coaching record at Kansas Wesleyan was 1–7–1(.167).[3]

While at Kansas Wesleyan, Backstrom taught classes for the history department.[4] In 1996, the school inducted him into their "Athletic Hall of Fame" for his coaching success. He was active as a coach and or administrator at the school from 1954 through 1963.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hall of Fame: Daffin "Swede" Backstrom Class of 1940". Drew University. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Daffin Backstrom". Baseball reference. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes all-time coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Daffin Backstrom". Salina Journal. April 6, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Daffin "Swede" Backstrom". Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
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