Overview
John E. "Cactus Jack" Sterrett was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State University from 1931 to 1934 and at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1935 to 1936, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–26–4. Sterrett was also a head basketball coach at a number of different schools, including Bemidji State, Saint Louis University, and Wichita State University.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1984 (aged 82–83) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1930 | Glencoe HS (MN) |
| 1931–1934 | Bemidji State |
| 1935–1936 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1940 | Tulsa (scout) |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1935 | Bemidji State |
| 1935–1937 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1937–1938 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1938–1940 | Saint Louis |
| 1940–1941 | Tulsa |
| 1941–1942 | Wichita |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–26–4 (college football) 54–112 (college basketball) |
John E. "Cactus Jack" Sterrett (1901 – 1984) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State University from 1931 to 1934 and at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1935 to 1936, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–26–4.[2] Sterrett was also a head basketball coach at a number of different schools, including Bemidji State, Saint Louis University,[3] and Wichita State University.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers (Independent) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | |||||||
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference) (1932–1934) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Bemidji State | 2–4–1 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1933 | Bemidji State | 3–3–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Bemidji State | 3–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Bemidji State: | 11–16–2 | 4–10 | |||||||
| St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | St. Thomas | 4–3–2 | 3–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1936 | St. Thomas | 1–7 | 1–4 | T–7th | |||||
| St. Thomas: | 5–10–2 | 4–5–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–26–4 | ||||||||
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers (Independent) (1931–1932) | |||||||||
| 1931–32 | Bemidji State | 4–8 | |||||||
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference) (1932–1935) | |||||||||
| 1932–33 | Bemidji State | 8–6 | 5–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Bemidji State | 2–13 | 1–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1934–35 | Bemidji State | 1–9 | 1–7 | 6th | |||||
| Bemidji State: | 15–36 | 9–19 | |||||||
| St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | St. Thomas | 9–12 | |||||||
| 1936–37 | St. Thomas | 5–9 | |||||||
| St. Thomas: | 14–21 | ||||||||
| Saint Louis Billikens (Missouri Valley Conference) (1938–1940) | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Saint Louis | 5–16 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Saint Louis | 4–14 | 2–10 | T–6th | |||||
| Saint Louis: | 9–30 | 5–21 | |||||||
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940–41 | Tulsa | 12–9 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Tulsa: | 12–9 | 7–5 | |||||||
| Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941–42 | Wichita | 4–16 | |||||||
| Wichita: | 4–16 | ||||||||
| Total: | 54–112 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Tulsa Scout". Des Moines Register. February 6, 1941. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bemidji State University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Sterrett to Coach SLU five". Wisconsin State Journal. September 11, 1938. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Jack Sterrett". Retrieved November 28, 2018.
