George Mohn "Doc" Bohler (February 8, 1887 – December 10, 1968) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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(1923–1927),

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(1928–1929), and

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(1930–1933), compiling a career

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record of 40–44–4. Bohler was also the head basketball coach at the

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(1920–1923), Auburn (1928–1929), and the

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(1935–1938), amassing a career

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mark of 96–81, and served as the head baseball coach at Oregon (1921–1923), tallying a record of 11–43. Bohler was born on February 8, 1887. He died in December 1968 and was buried in

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. He was a brother of Fred Bohler and Roy Bohler.

Coaching career

After he served as an assistant coach at

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, Bohler was hired as head coach at

in June 1923. After five seasons with the Choctaws, in December 1927 Bohler was hired as head coach at Auburn. From 1928 to 1929, Bohler coached football and basketball at Auburn. He compiled a 3–11 record with the Auburn Tigers football team and a 6–15 record with the

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. From 1930 to 1933, Bohler coached football at Louisiana Tech, where he had greater success. He posted a 15–17 record in four seasons. His 1931 team went undefeated at 7–0.

Head coaching record

Football

Notes

References

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