Dwight Hafeli
American football and basketball player and coach (1912–1983)
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Dwight Lovell Hafeli (September 1, 1912 – July 17, 1983) was an American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He played college football for Washington University in St. Louis as End from 1933 to 1934. Hafeli was named AP honorable mention All-American end in 1936. He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the ninth round with the 83rd overall pick in the 1937 NFL draft.[2] He served as the head football coach and basketball coach at Kenyon College in Ohio.[3] Hafeli was also the head basketball coach at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy—now known as Missouri University of Science and Technology—from 1942 to 1949.[4]
BornSeptember 1, 1912
Johnston City, Illinois, U.S.
Johnston City, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1983 (aged 70)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
1933–1934Washington University
PositionEnd
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1912 Johnston City, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1983 (aged 70) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | Washington University |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1940 | Kenyon |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1941 | Kenyon |
| 1942–1949 | Missouri Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–19–3 (football) 40–94 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1937–1940) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Kenyon | 2–4–1 | 1–1–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1938 | Kenyon | 1–5 | 1–3 | T–13th | |||||
| 1939 | Kenyon | 0–6–1 | 0–3 | 18th | |||||
| 1940 | Kenyon | 2–4–1 | 1–2–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Kenyon: | 5–19–3 | 3–9–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–19–3 | ||||||||
