Pete Pederson

Pete Pederson
Biographical details
Born(1910-10-28)October 28, 1910
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 71)
Avila Beach, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Western State (CO)
Basketball
1931–1934Western State (CO)
1939–1940Oshkosh All-Stars
1941–1942Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
Position(s)Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1949Mount Union
1950–1952Marshall
1953–1960Western State (CO)
Basketball
1935–1939Western State (CO)
1945–1950Mount Union
1958–1961Western State (CO)
Head coaching record
Overall68–73–7 (college football)
113–108 (college basketball)

Willard Merrill "Pete" Pederson (October 28, 1910 – September 8, 1982) was an American college football and college basketball coach as well as a professional basketball player.[1][2] Professionally, he played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Toledo Jim White Chevrolets and averaged 3.1 points per game for his career.[2] In 1939–40 he served as player-coach for the All-Stars before resuming full-time head coaching duties in 1940–41.[1] His collegiate basketball coaching experience includes a stint at his alma mater, Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University, from 1935 to 1939.[1]

Pederson played football at Western State in addition to basketball. In his post-professional basketball life, he became the head football coach for University of Mount Union, Marshall University, and Western State.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Pete Pederson". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. November 12, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Willard Pederson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Willard M. Pederson Mount Union Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Pete Pederson Marshall Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.