Hjalmer J. Erickson

Hjalmer J. Erickson

Biographical details
Born	(1906-01-07)January 7, 1906 Minnesota, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1959(1959-02-06) (aged 53) Beltrami County, Minnesota, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938–1954	Bemidji State
Basketball
1944–1946	Bemidji State
Head coaching record
Overall	54–54–5 (football) 23–6 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MSCC (1947, 1950)

Hjalmer J. "Jolly" Erickson (January 7, 1906 – February 6, 1959) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State Teachers College in Bemidji, Minnesota from 1938 to 1954, compiling a record of 54–54–5.[1] He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1944 to 1946, tallying a mark of 23–6.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference / Minnesota State College Conference) (1938–1954)
1938	Bemidji State	1–5	0–4	6th
1939	Bemidji State	3–3–1	1–3–1	4th
1940	Bemidji State	4–2–1	3–2	3rd
1941	Bemidji State	6–2	3–2	3rd
1942	Bemidji State	3–4	2–2	T–3rd
1943	Bemidji State	1–1
1944	Bemidji State	4–0
1945	Bemidji State	3–4
1946	Bemidji State	3–4	2–2	T–3rd
1947	Bemidji State	4–3	3–1	T–1st
1948	Bemidji State	3–5	1–4	T–4th
1949	Bemidji State	4–3–1	2–1–1	T–2nd
1950	Bemidji State	5–1–1	3–0–1	T–1st
1951	Bemidji State	6–2	3–1	2nd
1952	Bemidji State	2–4	0–4	5th
1953	Bemidji State	1–6	1–3	T–4th
1954	Bemidji State	1–5–1	0–3–1	5th
Bemidji State:		54–54–5	24–32–4
Total:		54–54–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. Friez, Micah (July 28, 2019). "BSU at 100: Erickson's coaching lives on in BSTC lore". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
2. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

External links

• Hjalmer J. Erickson at Find a Grave