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American football player, coach, and lawyer (1872–1941)

Martin V. Bergen
Biographical details
Born	(1872-01-29)January 29, 1872 Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	July 8, 1941(1941-07-08) (aged 69) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1891	Princeton
Baseball
early 1890s	Princeton

Position(s)	Halfback, fullback (football) Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1894–1895	Grinnell
1896–1897	Virginia
1902–1903	Grinnell
1905	Grinnell

Head coaching record
Overall	38–22–6

Martin Vorhees "Mike" Bergen Jr. (January 29, 1872 – July 8, 1941) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College (1894–1895, 1902–1903, 1905) and at the University of Virginia (1896–1897), compiling a career college football record of 38–22–6.

Bergen died of a heart attack at the age of 69 on July 8, 1941, in his apartment at the Racquet Club in Center City Philadelphia. He was the son of Christopher A. Bergen, United States Congressman who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1889 to 1893.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894	Grinnell	6–4
1895	Grinnell	5–2
Virginia Orange and Blue (Independent) (1896–1897)
1896	Virginia	7–2–2
1897	Virginia	6–2–1
Virginia:		13–4–3
Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902	Grinnell	2–6–2
1903	Grinnell	5–4
Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1905)
1905	Grinnell	7–2–1
Grinnell:		25–18–3
Total:		38–22–6

References

Month and year of birth from 1900 U.S. Census entry for Martin V. Bergen, Jr., lawyer, residing in Camden, New Jersey. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Camden Ward 2, Camden, New Jersey; Roll: T623_957; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36.
"Martin V. Bergen, Lawyer, Athlete; Former Football and Baseball Player at Princeton, Famous as Backfield Coach, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. July 9, 1941. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

External links

Martin V. Bergen at Find a Grave

v t e Grinnell Pioneers head football coaches
Student coaches (1889–1890) Theron Lyman (1891) Frank F. Everest (1892) Hiland Orlando Stickney (1893) Martin V. Bergen (1894–1895) James Blake (1896) Clinton E. Harris (1897–1900) Paul Tratt (1901) Martin V. Bergen (1902–1903) Clinton E. Harris (1904) Martin V. Bergen & Tuffy Fisk (1905) C. B. Hamilton (1906–1907) Leon H. Andrews (1908) Daniel Dougherty (1909) Arthur M. Brown (1910–1912) Foss Netherton (1913) Maturin Fisher (1914) William McAlmon (1915–1916) Russell Tollefson (1917–1919) Bud Saunders (1920–1921) Mal Elward (1922–1923) Mike Hyland (1924–1926) Lester Watt (1927–1935) Guy Lookabaugh (1936–1939) Ben Douglas (1940–1941) G. Lester Duke (1942) No team (1943–1944) Gerald Reed (1945) Ben Douglas (1946) Bunny Oakes (1947–1948) Henry Brown (1951) John Pfitsch (1952–1954) Robert Patterson (1955–1959) Edd Bowers (1960–1978) Ed Dombrowski (1979–1982) John Martinek (1983–1987) Greg Wallace (1988–2007) Max Hawsey (2008–2009) Jeff Pedersen (2010–2019) No team (2020) Brent Barnes (2021– )

Grinnell Pioneers head football coaches

Student coaches (1889–1890)
Theron Lyman (1891)
Frank F. Everest (1892)
Hiland Orlando Stickney (1893)
Martin V. Bergen (1894–1895)
James Blake (1896)
Clinton E. Harris (1897–1900)
Paul Tratt (1901)
Martin V. Bergen (1902–1903)
Clinton E. Harris (1904)
Martin V. Bergen & Tuffy Fisk (1905)
C. B. Hamilton (1906–1907)
Leon H. Andrews (1908)
Daniel Dougherty (1909)
Arthur M. Brown (1910–1912)
Foss Netherton (1913)
Maturin Fisher (1914)
William McAlmon (1915–1916)
Russell Tollefson (1917–1919)
Bud Saunders (1920–1921)
Mal Elward (1922–1923)
Mike Hyland (1924–1926)
Lester Watt (1927–1935)
Guy Lookabaugh (1936–1939)
Ben Douglas (1940–1941)
G. Lester Duke (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Gerald Reed (1945)
Ben Douglas (1946)
Bunny Oakes (1947–1948)
Henry Brown (1951)
John Pfitsch (1952–1954)
Robert Patterson (1955–1959)
Edd Bowers (1960–1978)
Ed Dombrowski (1979–1982)
John Martinek (1983–1987)
Greg Wallace (1988–2007)
Max Hawsey (2008–2009)
Jeff Pedersen (2010–2019)
No team (2020)
Brent Barnes (2021– )

v t e Virginia Cavaliers head football coaches
No coach (1887–1891) William C. Spicer (1892) Johnny Poe (1893–1894) Harry Arista Mackey (1895) Martin V. Bergen (1896–1897) Joseph Massie (1898) Archie Hoxton (1899–1900) Westley Abbott (1901) John de Saulles (1902) Gresham Poe (1903) George Sanford (1904) William C. "King" Cole (1905–1906) Hammond Johnson (1907) Merritt Cooke Jr. (1908) John Neff (1909) Charles B. Crawford (1910) Kemper Yancey (1911) John S. Elliott (1912) W. Rice Warren (1913) Joseph M. Wood (1914) Harry Varner (1915) Peyton Evans (1916) Harris Coleman (1919) W. Rice Warren (1920–1921) Thomas J. Campbell (1922) Greasy Neale (1923–1928) Earl Abell (1929–1930) Fred Dawson (1931–1933) Gus Tebell (1934–1936) Frank Murray (1937–1945) Art Guepe (1946–1952) Ned McDonald (1953–1955) Ben Martin (1956–1957) Dick Voris (1958–1960) Bill Elias (1961–1964) George Blackburn (1965–1970) Don Lawrence (1971–1973) Sonny Randle (1974–1975) Dick Bestwick (1976–1981) George Welsh (1982–2000) Al Groh (2001–2009) Mike London (2010–2015) Bronco Mendenhall (2016–2021) Tony Elliott (2022– )

Virginia Cavaliers head football coaches

No coach (1887–1891)
William C. Spicer (1892)
Johnny Poe (1893–1894)
Harry Arista Mackey (1895)
Martin V. Bergen (1896–1897)
Joseph Massie (1898)
Archie Hoxton (1899–1900)
Westley Abbott (1901)
John de Saulles (1902)
Gresham Poe (1903)
George Sanford (1904)
William C. "King" Cole (1905–1906)
Hammond Johnson (1907)
Merritt Cooke Jr. (1908)
John Neff (1909)
Charles B. Crawford (1910)
Kemper Yancey (1911)
John S. Elliott (1912)
W. Rice Warren (1913)
Joseph M. Wood (1914)
Harry Varner (1915)
Peyton Evans (1916)
Harris Coleman (1919)
W. Rice Warren (1920–1921)
Thomas J. Campbell (1922)
Greasy Neale (1923–1928)
Earl Abell (1929–1930)
Fred Dawson (1931–1933)
Gus Tebell (1934–1936)
Frank Murray (1937–1945)
Art Guepe (1946–1952)
Ned McDonald (1953–1955)
Ben Martin (1956–1957)
Dick Voris (1958–1960)
Bill Elias (1961–1964)
George Blackburn (1965–1970)
Don Lawrence (1971–1973)
Sonny Randle (1974–1975)
Dick Bestwick (1976–1981)
George Welsh (1982–2000)
Al Groh (2001–2009)
Mike London (2010–2015)
Bronco Mendenhall (2016–2021)
Tony Elliott (2022– )

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