Warren Giese | |
|---|---|
 Giese as Maryland assistant in 1949 | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office 1985–2003 | |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | Joel Lourie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1924 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 2013 (aged 89) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Oklahoma |
| Coaching career | |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | Milwaukee State Teachers |
| 1943 | Central Michigan |
| 1944 | Miami NTC |
| 1945 | Jacksonville NAS |
| 1946 | Oklahoma |
| 1947 | Central Michigan |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949–1955 | Maryland (ends) |
| 1956–1960 | South Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1956–1960 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–21–1 |
Warren E. Giese (July 14, 1924 – September 12, 2013) was an American state legislator in South Carolina and a college football coach. He served as the head football coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks for five years at the University of South Carolina. He later served in the South Carolina State Senate.
At South Carolina, Giese employed a conservative, run-first game strategy, but he enthusiastically adopted the two-point conversion when it was made legal in 1958. That year, he also correctly predicted the rise of special teams after the NCAA relaxed its player substitution rules.[1]
- ^ Three Platoons Forecast, The New York Times, January 15, 1958.