Ed Swenson
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Born1917
DiedDecember 31, 2001 (aged 84)
Lady Lake, Florida, U.S.
Lady Lake, Florida, U.S.
1960–1967Bridgewater State
1949–1963Bridgewater State
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | December 31, 2001 (aged 84) Lady Lake, Florida, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1960–1967 | Bridgewater State |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1963 | Bridgewater State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1949–1977 | Bridgewater State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–33 (football) |
Edward C. Swenson (1917 – December 31, 2001) was an American football, basketball, and soccer coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1967.[1] As the athletic director at Bridgewater State, Swenson was instrumental in getting football reinstated as a varsity sport in 1960 after the program had been shut down for 30 years.[2] Swenson was also a founding member of the New England Football Conference.[3]
Swenson died on December 31, 2001, in Lady Lake, Florida.[4][5]
