Warren Gaer

Warren Gaer
Biographical details
Born(1912-02-07)February 7, 1912
Lake Park, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1997(1997-01-13) (aged 84)
Atlantic, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1934Drake
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1948Pepperdine
1949–1958Drake
Head coaching record
Overall64–49–2 (college)
Bowls1–1

Warren N. Gaer (February 7, 1912 – January 13, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine College—now known as Pepperdine University—from 1946 to 1948 and Drake University from 1949 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 64–49–2.

Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program in 1945. He served as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. His teams tallied a mark of 22–6.[1] Gaer died on January 13, 1997, of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa.[2]

  1. ^ "Gaer Named Drake Coach". St. Petersburg Times. March 17, 1949. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1997. Retrieved October 1, 2011.