Justa Morris Lindgren (July 28, 1878 – May 29, 1951) was an American

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player and coach. He served as head football coach at

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from 1902 to 1903 and the

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in 1904—along with

Arthur R. Hall Arthur Raymond Hall (June 4, 1869 – December 4, 1955) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1904—along with Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, a ...

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, and Clyde Mathews—and alone in 1906, compiling a career coaching record of 14–16–2. Lindgren played football at Illinois from 1898 to 1901 and was the captain of the 1901 team. In addition to his two stints as a head coach, he served a line coach for the team until 1943. Lindgren was also a chemist. He served on the chemistry staff at the University of Illinois and was an analyst for the Illinois Geological Survey and the State Water Survey.

Head coaching record

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