Pete Pederson

Willard Merrill "Pete" Pederson (October 28, 1910 – September 8, 1982) was an American college football and basketball coach as well as professional basketball player.[1][2] Professionally, he played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Toledo Jim White Chevrolets and averaged 3.1 points per game for his career.[2] In 1939–40 he served as player-coach for the All-Stars before resuming full-time head coaching duties in 1940–41.[1] His collegiate basketball coaching experience includes a stint at his alma mater, Western State Colorado University, from 1935 to 1939.[1]

Pete Pederson
Biographical details
Born(1910-10-28)October 28, 1910
Pueblo, Colorado
DiedSeptember 8, 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 71)
Avila Beach, California
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Western State
Basketball
1931–1934Western State
1939–1940Oshkosh All-Stars
1941–1942Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
Position(s)Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1949Mount Union
1950–1952Marshall
1953–1960Western State
Basketball
1935–1939Western State
1945–1950Mount Union
1958–1961Western State
Head coaching record
Overall68–73–7 (college football)
113–108 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Western State Colorado Hall of Fame (1995)

Pederson played football at Western State Colorado in addition to basketball. In his post-professional basketball life, he became the head football coach for University of Mount Union, Marshall University, and Western State Colorado.[3][4] He compiled an overall record of 68–73–7, including a conference championship at Western State Colorado in 1954.

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1942–1949)
1942 Mount Union 1–60–515th
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Mount Union 7–1–13–1–16th
1947 Mount Union 5–43–27th
1948 Mount Union 6–35–26th
1949 Mount Union 3–62–3T–7th
Mount Union: 22–20–113–13–1
Marshall Thundering Herd (Ohio Valley Conference) (1950–1951)
1950 Marshall 2–82–45th
1951 Marshall 5–4–14–2T–2nd
Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1952)
1952 Marshall 2–7–2
Marshall: 9–19–36–6
Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1953–1960)
1953 Western State 5–2–12–2–13rd
1954 Western State 9–17–12nd
1955 Western State 7–36–22nd
1956 Western State 5–53–2
1957 Western State 5–4–13–1–12nd
1958 Western State 1–80–56th
1959 Western State 3–51–46th
1960 Western State 1–7–10–4–16th
Western State: 37–33–323–20–3
Total:68–73–7

References
  1. "Pete Pederson". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  2. "Willard Pederson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. DeLassus, David (2016). "Willard M. Pederson Mount Union Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. DeLassus, David (2016). "Pete Pederson Marshall Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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