Elvin J. Cassell

Elvin J. Cassell

Biographical details
Born	(1896-12-03)December 3, 1896 Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1970(1970-08-28) (aged 73) Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1924	Carleton
Baseball
1922–1925	Carleton
Position(s)	Halfback (football) Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1929	Olivet
1930–1946	Jamestown
1951–1953	Jamestown
Basketball
1926–1928	Olivet
1930–1964	Jamestown
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1926	Epworth Military Academy
?–1930	Olivet
1930–1964	Jamestown
Head coaching record
Overall	73–69–18 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 5 NDIC (1933–1935, 1941, 1952)

Elvin John "Al" Cassell (December 3, 1896 – August 28, 1970) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan from 1926 to 1929, and Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown—in Jamestown, North Dakota, from 1930 to 1946 and again from 1951 to 1953. His football record at Jamestown was 65–49–13. Cassell was also the athletic director and head basketball coach at Jamestown from 1930 to 1964.[1]

A native of Alexandria, Minnesota, Cassell was a four-sport star in high school. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he lettered four times each in football and baseball. He was a pitcher in baseball and also ran track.[2] Cassell graduated from Carleton in 1925 and served as athletic director at Epworth Military Academy in Epworth, Iowa from 1925 to 1926.[3]

After retiring from Jamestown in 1964, Cassell worked in life insurance sales and in scouting for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He died on August 28, 1970.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Olivet Crimson (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1926–1929)
1926	Olivet	1–5–1	1–3	T–4th
1927	Olivet	1–7	1–4	T–5th
1928	Olivet	1–4–3	0–3–2	T–4th
1929	Olivet	3–4–1	1–3–1	4th
Olivet:		8–20–5	3–13–3
Jamestown Jimmies (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1946)
1930	Jamestown	3–4
1931	Jamestown	5–2–1
1932	Jamestown	2–1–2	1–1–2	5th
1933	Jamestown	5–1–1	5–0–1	1st
1934	Jamestown	6–2	5–0	1st
1935	Jamestown	5–1–1	4–0–1	1st
1936	Jamestown	4–3–1
1937	Jamestown	4–3–1	3–1–1	3rd
1938	Jamestown	2–5–1	2–2–1	4th
1939	Jamestown	2–5–1
1940	Jamestown	4–2–1	3–1–1	2nd
1941	Jamestown	6–2	5–0	1st
1942	Jamestown	4–2–1
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	Jamestown	2–1
1946	Jamestown	2–4–1	2–2–1	4th
Jamestown Jimmies (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1951–1953)
1951	Jamestown	1–5–1	1–3–1	6th
1952	Jamestown	5–2	5–1	T–1st
1953	Jamestown	3–4	3–3	5th
Jamestown:		65–49–13
Total:		73–69–18
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Jamestown College Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
2. "Former Carleton Star Is Olivet Coach". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. May 30, 192. p. 11. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Former Carl Star To Coach Jimmies". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. May 15, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Former Jamestown Athletic Directors Dies". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. August 29, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Elvin J. Cassell at Find a Grave