 Cromwell in 1925 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1879 Turner, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1962 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Occidental College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1910 | USC |
| 1916–1918 | USC |
| Basketball | |
| 1918 | USC |
| Track and field | |
| 1909–1913 | USC |
| 1916–1948 | USC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–8–6 (football) 0–2 (basketball) |
Dean Bartlett Cromwell (September 20, 1879 – August 3, 1962), nicknamed "Maker of Champions", was an American athletic coach in multiple sports, principally at the University of Southern California (USC). He was the head coach of the USC track team from 1909 to 1948, excepting 1914 and 1915, and guided the team to 12 NCAA team national championships (1926, 1930–31, 1935–43) and 34 individual NCAA titles. He was the head coach for the U.S. track team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and assistant head coach for the U.S. track team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
In Berlin he was responsible for the expulsion of the only two Jewish American sprinters (Sam Stoller and Marty Glickman) from the 4x100m relay team, while trying to appease Adolf Hitler.[1][2]