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American college athletics player and coach

John Vesser
Biographical details
Vesser, c. 1942
Born	(1900-10-01)October 1, 1900 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Died	March 20, 1996(1996-03-20) (aged 95) Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925	Idaho
1926	Los Angeles Wildcats
1927	Chicago Cardinals
1930–1931	Chicago Cardinals

Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1936	Lewiston HS (ID)
1937–1940	Idaho Southern Branch (assistant)
1941–1951	Idaho Southern Branch / Idaho State
Basketball
1944–1946	Idaho Southern Branch / Idaho State
1947–1948	Idaho State

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1952–1965	Idaho State

Head coaching record
Overall	41–27–6 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-PCC (1924)

John Martin Vesser (October 1, 1900 – March 20, 1996) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University for nine seasons, from 1941 to 1951.

Biography

Vesser was born in 1900 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He played college football for Idaho, and was on the West squad for the inaugural East–West Shrine Game in December 1925. Vesser then played professionally for the Los Angeles Wildcats and the Chicago Cardinals.

Following his playing career, Vesser became a coach, first at the high school level, then joined the Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team as an assistant coach in 1937. In 1941, Vesser succeeded Guy Wicks as head coach; the school was renamed as Idaho State College in 1947. Vesser spent 11 years as head coach, during which the team competed in nine football seasons, as no teams were fielded in 1943 or 1945 due to World War II, compiling an overall record of 41–27–6 (.595).

Vesser also served as head coach of the Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team for several seasons, and was athletic director at the college from 1952 to 1965. He was inducted to the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974, and the athletics hall of fame at Idaho State in 1979. Vesser died in 1996 in Pocatello, Idaho.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Idaho Southern Branch / State Bengals (Independent) (1941–1949)
1941	Idaho Southern Branch	5–1–2
1942	Idaho Southern Branch	4–2
1943	No team—World War II
1944	Idaho Southern Branch	4–5
1945	No team—World War II
1946	Idaho Southern Branch	4–3–1
1947	Idaho State	3–5–1
1948	Idaho State	6–1–1
1949	Idaho State	6–2–1
Idaho State Bengals (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1950–1951)
1950	Idaho State	4–4	3–2	T–2nd
1951	Idaho State	5–4	3–2	T–2nd
Idaho Southern Branch / Idaho State:		41–27–6	6–4
Total:		41–27–6

References

"John Vesser". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "John Vesser Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
"All-time Lettermen". Idaho Vandals Football Media Guide. 2011. p. 142. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Issuu.
"Stars Gather for Football Clash". Tacoma Daily Ledger. Tacoma, Washington. December 19, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
"Idaho SB Squad Opens Grid Drills". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. AP. September 11, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
"John Vesser". nihof.org. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
"John Vesser". isubengals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
"Coach Records". isubengals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
John Vesser at Find a Grave

v t e Idaho State Bengals head football coaches
Herbert Cheney (1902–1903) Charles Rowe (1904) Hubert Upjohn (1905–1906) John Morris (1907–1908) Harvey Holmes (1909–1914) Reuben Bronson (1915–1916) John A. Fogt (1917) No team (1918) Reuben Bronson (1919) Ralph Hutchinson (1920–1927) Felix Plastino (1928–1934) Guy Wicks (1935–1940) John Vesser (1941–1942; 1944; 1946–1951) Babe Caccia (1952–1965) Leo McKillip (1966–1967) Ed Cavanaugh (1968–1971) Bob Griffin (1972–1975) Joe Pascale (1976) Bud Hake (1977–1979) Dave Kragthorpe (1980–1982) Jim Koetter (1983–1987) Garth Hall (1988–1991) Brian McNeely (1992–1996) Tom Walsh (1997–1998) Larry Lewis (1999–2006) John Zamberlin (2007–2010) Mike Kramer (2011–2016) Rob Phenicie (2017–2021) Charlie Ragle (2022) Cody Hawkins (2023– )

Idaho State Bengals head football coaches

Herbert Cheney (1902–1903)
Charles Rowe (1904)
Hubert Upjohn (1905–1906)
John Morris (1907–1908)
Harvey Holmes (1909–1914)
Reuben Bronson (1915–1916)
John A. Fogt (1917)
No team (1918)
Reuben Bronson (1919)
Ralph Hutchinson (1920–1927)
Felix Plastino (1928–1934)
Guy Wicks (1935–1940)
John Vesser (1941–1942; 1944; 1946–1951)
Babe Caccia (1952–1965)
Leo McKillip (1966–1967)
Ed Cavanaugh (1968–1971)
Bob Griffin (1972–1975)
Joe Pascale (1976)
Bud Hake (1977–1979)
Dave Kragthorpe (1980–1982)
Jim Koetter (1983–1987)
Garth Hall (1988–1991)
Brian McNeely (1992–1996)
Tom Walsh (1997–1998)
Larry Lewis (1999–2006)
John Zamberlin (2007–2010)
Mike Kramer (2011–2016)
Rob Phenicie (2017–2021)
Charlie Ragle (2022)
Cody Hawkins (2023– )

v t e Idaho State Bengals men's basketball head coaches
Ralph Hutchinson (1926–1927) Felix Plastino (1927–1930) Howard Stowell (1930–1931) Guy Wicks (1931–1941) Walter Carte (1941–1943) No team (1943–1944) John Vesser (1944–1945) Walter Carte & John Vesser (1945–1946) Walter Carte (1946–1947) Walter Carte & John Vesser (1947–1948) Ed Willett (1948–1950) Steve Belko (1950–1956) John Grayson (1956–1959) John Evans (1959–1963) James Nau (1963–1965) Claude Retherford (1965–1967) Dan Miller (1967–1971) Jim Killingsworth (1971–1977) Lynn Archibald (1977–1982) Wayne Ballard (1982–1985) Jim Boutin (1985–1990) Herb Williams (1990–1998) Doug Oliver (1998–2006) Joe O'Brien (2006–2011) Deane Martin # (2011–2012) Bill Evans (2012–2019) Ryan Looney (2019– ) # denotes interim head coach.

Idaho State Bengals men's basketball head coaches

Ralph Hutchinson (1926–1927)
Felix Plastino (1927–1930)
Howard Stowell (1930–1931)
Guy Wicks (1931–1941)
Walter Carte (1941–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
John Vesser (1944–1945)
Walter Carte & John Vesser (1945–1946)
Walter Carte (1946–1947)
Walter Carte & John Vesser (1947–1948)
Ed Willett (1948–1950)
Steve Belko (1950–1956)
John Grayson (1956–1959)
John Evans (1959–1963)
James Nau (1963–1965)
Claude Retherford (1965–1967)
Dan Miller (1967–1971)
Jim Killingsworth (1971–1977)
Lynn Archibald (1977–1982)
Wayne Ballard (1982–1985)
Jim Boutin (1985–1990)
Herb Williams (1990–1998)
Doug Oliver (1998–2006)
Joe O'Brien (2006–2011)
Deane Martin # (2011–2012)
Bill Evans (2012–2019)
Ryan Looney (2019– )

# denotes interim head coach.

v t e Idaho State Bengals athletic directors
Guy Wicks (1935–1941) John Vesser (1952–1965) Milton Holt (1965–1979) Babe Caccia (1979–1986) Tom Jewell (1986–1989) Randy Hoffman (1990–1994) Kelley Wiltbank (1994–1996) Irv Cross (1996–1998) Howard Gautheir (1998–1998) Jim Senter (2003–2004) Paul Bubb (2004–2008) Jeff Tingey (2008–2018) Pauline Thiros (2018– )

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