Richard Tysseling

Richard Tysseling

Biographical details
Born	(1910-12-26)December 26, 1910 Pella, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 3, 1997(1997-09-03) (aged 86) Pella, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1931	Central (IA)
Basketball
1928–1932	Central (IA)
Baseball
1929–1932	Central (IA)
Track and field
1928–1932	Central (IA)
Position(s)	End, quarterback (football) Guard (basketball) Second baseman (baseball) Sprint, pole vault (track and field)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1936	Garden Grove HS (IA)
1937	Shenandoah HS (IA) (assistant)
1938–1944	Central (IA)
1946–1960	Central (IA)
Basketball
1937–1938	Shenandoah HS (IA) (assistant)
1938–1948	Central (IA)
Baseball
1941	Central (IA)
1946	Central (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1964	Central (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall	85–89–7 (football) 84–79 (basketball) 3–7 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Iowa Conference (1939, 1946, 1956)

Richard Albertus "Babe" Tysseling (December 26, 1910 – September 3, 1997) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa from 1938 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 85–89–7.

Tysseling attended Central College, where lettered four times each in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He played as an end and quarterback in football, a guard in basketball and a second baseman in baseball. In track he competed as a sprinter and pole vaulter. After graduating from Central in 1932, Tysseling coached high school for give years in Garden Grove, Iowa. In 1937, he was hired as an assistant coach in football and basketball at Shenandoah High School in Shenandoah, Iowa.[1][2]

Tysseling died in September 3, 1997, at Pella Community Hospital, following a long illness.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1938–1944)
1938	Central	2–6	2–4	T–9th
1939	Central	7–2	5–2	T–1st
1940	Central	6–3	5–3	5th
1941	Central	6–3	6–2	4th
1942	Central	3–4–1	2–3–1	8th
1943	Central	4–3
1944	Central	2–2
Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1946–1960)
1946	Central	7–1	6–0	T–1st
1947	Central	7–1–1	5–0–1	4th
1948	Central	5–2–1	3–2	T–4th
1949	Central	4–4–1	3–1	3rd
1950	Central	2–7	1–4	T–4th (Southern)
1951	Central	3–6	1–4	T–5th (Southern)
1952	Central	1–7	0–4	5th (Southern)
1953	Central	4–3–1	3–1	2nd (Southern)
1954	Central	3–5	1–5	7th
1955	Central	3–5	1–5	T–8th
1956	Central	7–1	7–1	1st
1957	Central	3–4–1	2–4–1	7th
1958	Central	0–8–1	0–7–1	9th
1959	Central	3–6	2–6	7th
1960	Central	3–6	3–5	T–6th
Central:		85–89–7	58–63–4
Total:		85–89–7
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Appoint Tysseling". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Associated Press. April 25, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Tysseling, Prins hired at Central". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. June 26, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Longtime Central coach dies". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 4, 1997. p. 3S. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .