Gustave Ferbert
American football head coach
1873 – 1943
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Who was Gustave Ferbert?
Gustave Herman Ferbert, nicknamed "Dutch," was first a player and then the head coach for the University of Michigan American football team. In 1898, his Michigan team went 10–0 and won the first Western Conference championship in the school's history. He left the University of Michigan in 1900 and spent nine years prospecting for gold in Alaska, finally striking it rich off claims he discovered in 1908 and 1909.
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- Born
- Jul 22, 1873
Cleveland - Education
- University of Michigan
- Died
- Jan 15, 1943
Cleveland
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on July 23, 2013
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