Edbert C. Buss

Edbert C. Buss
Biographical details
Born1884
DiedApril 11, 1935 (aged 51)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materMichigan State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1915Detroit Central HS (MI)
1916–1920DePauw
Basketball
1914–1916Detroit Central HS (MI)
1916–1921DePauw
Head coaching record
Overall21–13–1 (college football)
54–24 (college basketball)
20–0–1 (high school football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
High School National (1915)

Edbert Charles Buss (1884 – April 11, 1935) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach (1916–1920) and head basketball coach (1916–1921) at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.[1][2] Buss previously served as the head football coach at Detroit Central High School from 1914 to 1915, where his team was crowned the mythical High School Football National Champion in 1915.[3]

Buss died at the age of 51, on April 11, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He had undergone surgery for acute appendicitis several days earlier.[4]

  1. ^ "DePauw Tigers All-Time Coaching Records". DePauw University. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). DePauw University. 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mythical State Titles 1894-1950". peschstats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Detroit Grid Coach Dies". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. April 12, 1935. p. 32. Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.