Biographical details | |
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Born | November 28, 1887 |
Died | February 20, 1953 | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Oberlin (1913) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1914 | Presbyterian |
1921–1926 | Glenville HS (OH) |
Basketball | |
1927–1930 | John Carroll |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–1–1 (college football) 19–23 (college basketball) |
Erling C. Theller (December 28, 1887 – February 20, 1953) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina in 1914, compiling a record of 4–1–1. Theller was a 1913 graduate of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.[1] He later coached high school football at Glenville High School in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where he coached future National Football League (NFL) star Benny Friedman.[2] Theller was also the head basketball coach at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio from 1927 to 1930, tallying a mark of 19–23.