Albert L. Weiser
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Grimes, Iowa, U.S.
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1893 Grimes, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 1980 (aged 87) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1926 | Springfield Senior HS (MO) |
| 1927–1932 | Drury |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1927 | Springfield Senior HS (MO) |
| 1927–1958 | Drury |
| Track and field | |
| 1922–1927 | Springfield Senior HS (MO) |
| 1927–1963 | Drury |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1963 | Drury |
| 1963–? | MCAU (commissioner) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–31–3 (college football) 316–256 (college basketball) |
Albert Luther Weiser (March 22, 1893 – October 21, 1980) was an American sports coach and athletics administrator. Weiser coached football, basketball, track and field, golf, and tennis at Drury College—now known as Drury University—in Springfield, Missouri.[1]
Weiser coached and served as director physical education at Springfield Senior High School in Springfield, Missouri for five years, from 1922 to 1927. There he coached football, basketball, and track.[2] In 1927, Weiser was hired as the athletic director and head of the department of health education at Drury.[3] Weiser coached the basketball team at Drury from 1927 to 1958, compiling a record of 316–256 in 31 seasons.[4] He also coached Drury's football team until the school dropped the sport in 1933.[5] He retired as Drury's athletic director in 1963, and was appointed the first commissioner of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU).[6] In 1971, Drury's Weiser Gymnasium, which had been built in 1946–47 was renamed in his honor.[7]
Weiser died on October 21, 1980, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield.[8]
