Ray D. Hahn
Ray Dreyer Hahn (November 19, 1897 – November 8, 1989) was an American football and basketball player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the South Dakota School of Mines—now known as South Dakota School of Mines and Technology—from 1929 to 1934 and Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas from 1938 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1956, compiling a career college football coaching record of 70–104–4.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1897 Clay Center, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1989 (aged 91) Lindsborg, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Kansas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1923 | Kansas State |
| Position(s) | Guard (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923 | Norton HS (KS) |
| 1924–1927 | Downers Grove HS (IL) |
| 1928 | Chadron Normal (assistant) |
| 1929–1934 | South Dakota Mines |
| 1938–1942 | Bethany (KS) |
| 1943–1945 | Leavenworth HS (KS) |
| 1946–1956 | Bethany (KS) |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1929 | Chadron Normal |
| 1930–1935 | South Dakota Mines |
| ? | Bethany (KS) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1966 | Bethany (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–104–4 (college football) 40–49 (college basketball, excluding Bethany (KS)) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 KCAC (1946) Basketball 1 KCAC regular season (1941) | |
| Awards | |
| Grantland Rice All-American team Kansas Sports Hall of Fame NAIA Hall of Fame | |
Early life and playing career edit
Hahn was born on, November 19, 1897 in Clay Center, Kansas. He served in the United States Army during World War I.[1]
Hahn attended Kansas State Agricultural College—now known as Kansas State University— in Manhattan, Kansas. There he participated in football, basketball, and track. He was the captain of the 1922 Kansas State Wildcats football team and was named to the Grantland Rice All-American team as a lineman.[2]
Coaching career edit
Early coaching career edit
Hahn began his coaching career at Norton High School in Norton County, Kansas in 1923.[3] The next year he moved on to Downers Grove High School in Downers Grove, Illinois.[4] In 1928, he was appointed head basketball coach at Chadron Normal College—now known as Chadron State College—in Chadron, Nebraska and assistant coach in football and track under Arthur R. Stark.[5]
South Dakota Mines edit
Hahn was the head football coach at the South Dakota School of Mines—now known as South Dakota School of Mines and Technology—from 1929 to 1934, compiling a record of 15–27.[6]
Bethany edit
Hahn returned to coaching after a two-year absence when he was hired in 1938 as the athletic director and coach of all sports at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas.[7] He served as the head football coach at Bethany for 19 seasons between 1938 and 1956, compiling a record of 55–77–4.[8] He took a leave of absence from 1943 to 1946 during World War II to coach and teach at Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Kansas.[9] Hahn stepped down as Bethany's head football coach in 1957 and was replaced by Hal Collins.[10] He remained Bethany's athletics director until 1966, when he was succeeded by Keith Rasmussen, the school's head football and track coach. Hahn continued as Bethany's head tennis and golf coach and as a professor of physical education.[11]
Legacy edit
The Bethany College gymnasium was named the Hahn Physical Education Building in his honor. Hahn was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics of Fame in 1966, an organization he helped to start as the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball, the predecessor to the NAIA.[2]
Family and death edit
Hahn was married to Mildred M. Drebing on December 23, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas.[1] He died on November 8, 1989, at Lindsborg Community Hospital.[12]
Head coaching record edit
College football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Mines Hardrockers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1929–1934) | |||||||||
| 1929 | South Dakota Mines | 3–4 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1930 | South Dakota Mines | 3–5 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1931 | South Dakota Mines | 2–5 | 2–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1932 | South Dakota Mines | 1–6 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1933 | South Dakota Mines | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | South Dakota Mines | 2–4 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
| South Dakota Mines: | 15–27 | 13–15 | |||||||
| Bethany Swedes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1938–1942) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Bethany | 4–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Bethany | 3–5–1 | 3–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Bethany | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Bethany | 1–7 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1942 | Bethany | 3–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Bethany Swedes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1956) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Bethany | 6–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | Bethany | 4–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Bethany | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Bethany | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Bethany | 3–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1951 | Bethany | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1952 | Bethany | 5–4 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Bethany | 4–4 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Bethany | 1–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1955 | Bethany | 1–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1956 | Bethany | 1–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Bethany: | 55–77–4 | 46–50–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–104–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Obituaries". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. November 9, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b "Hahn, Ray (Inducted 2005)". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ "The Local News". The Times. Clay Center, Kansas. May 24, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ray Hahn to Illinois". Manhattan Republic. Manhattan, Kansas. July 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "All Schools Will Open On Monday". Chadron Record. Chadron, Nebraska. September 7, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ . South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Hardrockers football. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Mines Mentor Builds Winners At Kansas College". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. August 16, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Bethany College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Name New Coach At Leavenworth". Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. Associated Press. May 15, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hahn Resigns As Swede Grid Coach". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. April 22, 1957. p. 14. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bethany Makes Change". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. September 8, 1966. p. 14. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lindsborg pays tribute to Hahn". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 12, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
External links edit
- Ray D. Hahn at Find a Grave