Durand William Springer (August 9, 1866 – May 18, 1943) was an
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
coach and accountant. He was a student-coach at
Albion College
Albion College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021 ...
in
Albion, Michigan
Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,700 at the 2020 census. Albion is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The earliest ...
in 1884. After graduating, he took on a number of roles at the
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
. Springer was named the manager of the football squad at
Ann Arbor High School in 1898. He later worked as an auditor for the University of Michigan and was the first president of the American Association of Certified public accountants. Springer died on May 18, 1943, in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...
.
Head coaching record
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1866 births
1943 deaths
American accountants
Albion Britons football coaches
Albion College alumni
University of Michigan staff
People from Durand, Wisconsin