Arthur Benjamin "Bud" Boeringer (November 13, 1903 – February 11, 1980) was an

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at the

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native Boeringer was a consensus

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in 1926. After college, he coached both football and hockey at the collegiate level including being a head coach of the University of Detroit and

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teams.

Playing career

Boeringer played for the

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team at the University Notre Dame under coach

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during the 1925 and 1926 seasons. In 1926, as a 6-foot, 1-inch, 189-pound

, he was recognized as a consensus first-team

, having received first-team honors from several publications and organizations including the Associated Press (AP), and ''Collier's Weekly'' (Grantland Rice).''2014 NCAA Football Records Book''
Award Winners
, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 4 & 14 (2014). Retrieved August 19, 2014. In 1928 after Boeringer left Notre Dame, he became entangled in a war of words between his coach Knute Rockne and

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over player eligibility. Yost claimed that Boeringer played several seasons of football at St. Thomas College in

before coming to Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame Boeringer also played on the varsity hockey team. He played

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for 17 games on the varsity squad from 1924 to 1927.

After college

After leaving Notre Dame he became an assistant football coach at the

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under former Notre Dame standout

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. While at Detroit he also served as head hockey coach. After 16 years at Detroit he moved to become assistant football coach at the

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under

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. He later moved onto

to become an assistant football coach. In 1947, Boeringer replaced Nick Bawlf as Cornell head

coach after Bawlf became sick and unable to coach. His team was made up of mostly sophomores and was disadvantaged by having to practice and play their games outdoors. They canceled their first game against Colgate due to mild weather that made practice on condition of Dwyer's Dam Rink on Beebe Lake impractical. After a cold spell just before their first home game against

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, the ice on Beebe Lake became fit for playing. The lack of practice showed with Cornell losing by a score of 9 goals to 0. He coached the rest of the season with his team going 0–4. After the season Cornell dropped varsity hockey for 10 years citing several mild winters making practice on Beebe Lake difficult and unable to compete with cold-weather schools and schools with indoor rinks.

Head coaching record

References

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