Dwight Stuessy

Dwight Stuessy
Biographical details
Born	June 15, 1906
Died	February 12, 1957 (aged 50); Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1926–1928	Illinois
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football, Basketball, Track
1929–1936	Durham HS (NC)
1937–1938	Macalester
1946–1956	Macalester
Basketball
1929–1937	Durham HS (NC)
1937–1939	Macalester
1939–1943	William & Mary
1946–1957	Macalester
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1957	Macalester
Head coaching record
Overall	45–49–7 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As coach: MIAC (1947); As player: National (1927);

T. Dwight "Slip" Stuessy (June 15, 1906 – February 12, 1957) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served two stints as the head football coach at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1937 to 1938 and 1946 to 1956, compiling a record of 45–49–7. Stuessy also had two stints as the head basketball coach at Macalester, from 1937 to 1939 and 1946 until his death in early 1957. In between his two runs as Macalester, he was the head basketball coach at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, from 1939 to 1943. He led the William & Mary Tribe to a 54–39 overall record and a 28–16 mark in Southern Conference play during his four seasons as coach.^[1]

A native of Woodstock, Illinois, Stuessy played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as quarterback from 1926 to 1928 under head coach Robert Zuppke. He was a member of the 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, which was recognized as a national champion. Stuessy died of a heart attack on February 12, 1957, after coaching a basketball game at the College of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota.^[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1937–1938)
1937	Macalester	1–5–1	1–4	7th
1938	Macalester	4–3	2–3	T–5th
Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1956)
1946	Macalester	1–6–1	0–4–1	8th
1947	Macalester	5–0–1	4–0	T–1st
1948	Macalester	6–2	4–1	T–2nd
1949	Macalester	3–4–1	2–3–1	T–5th
1950	Macalester	5–3–1	3–2–1	4th
1951	Macalester	2–7	0–6	T–9th
1952	Macalester	2–4–1	2–2–1	T–4th
1953	Macalester	5–3	4–2	T–3rd
1954	Macalester	2–6	1–5	7th
1955	Macalester	4–3–1	4–2	T–2nd
1956	Macalester	5–3	4–3	T–3rd
Macalester:		45–49–7	31–37–4
Total:		45–49–7
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
^ "Stuessy Died Happy, Doctor Says; No Warning of Death". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. February 13, 1957. p. 66. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Dwight Stuessy at Find a Grave

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[MDG-1] William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.

[2] "Stuessy Died Happy, Doctor Says; No Warning of Death". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. February 13, 1957. p. 66. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

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