Frederick William Luehring (1882 – February 1, 1981) was an

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, and

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coach college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in

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from 1906 to 1909, compiling a record of 20–3–1. Luehring was the head basketball coach at Ripon from 1906 to 1910 and at

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from 1913 to 1920, amassing a career

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coaching mark of 125–61. Luehring was credited with starting the swim team at the

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in 1921 and later served as a committee member of the US Olympic Swimming team. As a college athlete, Luehring excelled at

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and then at the

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under head coach

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. In addition to his athletic pursuits Luehring also was an art collector. A selection of prints by Honore Daumier of people swimming were exhibited at

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Art Gallery in 1958 with the assistance of Head Curator

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. Luehring died at the age of 99, on February 1, 1981, at

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Head coaching record

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