Ben Beck

Ben Beck

Biographical details
Born	(1889-04-14)April 14, 1889 Bartley, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	January 26, 1968(1968-01-26) (aged 78) Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Nebraska
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919	Nebraska Wesleyan
1921–1923	Hamline
1928–1941	Middlebury
Basketball
1919–1920	Nebraska Wesleyan
early 1920s	Hamline
1928–1942	Middlebury
Head coaching record
Overall	67–67–6 (football) 86–110 (basketball, excluding Hamline)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 MIAC (1921)

Benjamin Harlow Beck (April 14, 1889 – January 26, 1968) was an American college football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1919, at Hamline University from 1921 to 1923, and at Middlebury College from 1928 to 1941. Beck was hired as coach of all freshmen athletics at Brown University in 1924.[1]

Beck was born April 14, 1889, in Bartley, Nebraska, to Charles and Sarah (Dillon) Beck. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree. Beck died on January 26, 1968, at Guthrie Nursing Home in Woodstock, Vermont.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference) (1919)
1919	Nebraska Wesleyan	7–2	6–1	2nd
Nebraska Wesleyan:		7–2	6–1
Hamline Pipers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921)
1921	Hamline	7–0	5–0	1st
Hamline Pipers (Midwest Conference / Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1922–1923)
1922	Hamline	4–2–1	2–1 / 3–1	4th / 3rd
1923	Hamline	4–3	0–3 / 3–1	T–7th / T–2nd
Hamline:		14–5–1	12–5
Middlebury Panthers (Independent) (1928–1941)
1928	Middlebury	1–6–1
1929	Middlebury	3–5
1930	Middlebury	2–6
1931	Middlebury	3–5
1932	Middlebury	4–4
1933	Middlebury	6–1–1
1934	Middlebury	3–3–1
1935	Middlebury	1–6–1
1936	Middlebury	8–0
1937	Middlebury	6–2
1938	Middlebury	5–3
1939	Middlebury	3–4–1
1940	Middlebury	0–8
1941	Middlebury	1–7
Middlebury:		46–60–5
Total:		67–67–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

[3]

References

1. "Ben Beck to Coach At Brown University". Lincoln Evening Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 22, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Benjamin H. Beck". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. January 27, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Middlebury College Football Coaching History" (PDF). Middlebury College. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

External links

• Ben Beck at Find a Grave