Kenneth Mast
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Sugarcreek, Ohio, U.S.
Crystal River, Florida, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1926 Sugarcreek, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 2025 (aged 99) Crystal River, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg College (1950) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1950 | Heidelberg |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1950 | Heidelberg |
| Golf | |
| 1947–1950 | Heidelberg |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1967 | Bluffton |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1966 | Bluffton |
| Track and field | |
| 1951–1967 | Bluffton |
| Golf | |
| 1951–1967 | Bluffton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 90–52–4 (football) 140–208 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 8 MOL / MOC (1951, 1956–1960, 1962, 1967) Basketball MOC (1965) | |
Kenneth E. Mast (February 2, 1926 - April 10, 2025) was an American former college athletics coach. He was the head football coach for Bluffton College—now known as Bluffton University—from 1951 to 1967. He was also the head basketball coach from 1950 to 1966, track and field coach from 1951 to 1967, and the golf team's coach from 1951 to 1967.
Mast played college football, basketball, and golf for Heidelberg.[1][2]
Coaching career
Following Mast's graduation he became the head football coach for Bluffton as the successor to A. C. Burcky.[3][4] In seventeen seasons as head coach he led the team to a 90–52–4 record and won eight conference championships;[5] including five straight from 1956 and 1960.[6] He resigned after the 1967 season.[7]
Mast was the head basketball coach for Bluffton to 1950 to 1966.[3][4][7] He recorded an overall record of 140–208.[8] He won one conference championship in 1965.[9]
Mast also coached Bluffton's track and field team and began its golf team.[4][9]