Tom Dandelet

{{Short description|American football and basketball coach (1897–1950)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Tom Dandelet

| image = Tom Dandalet, 1922.png

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|8|1}}

| birth_place = Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|3|30|1897|8|1}}

| death_place = Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1915–1916

| player_team2 = St. Thomas (MN)

| player_years3 = 1919–1920

| player_team3 = Valparaiso

| player_sport4 = Basketball

| player_years5 = 1915–1917

| player_team5 = St. Thomas (MN)

| player_years6 = 1919–1921

| player_team6 = Valparaiso

| player_positions = Fullback, tackle (football)
Guard (basketball)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1921–1923

| coach_team2 = Jonesboro Aggies

| coach_years3 = 1924–1929

| coach_team3 = Ceredo-Kenova HS (WV)

| coach_years4 = 1930

| coach_team4 = Marshall (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1931–1934

| coach_team5 = Marshall

| coach_sport6 = Basketball

| coach_years7 = 1930–1931

| coach_team7 = Marshall (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 1931–1935

| coach_team8 = Marshall

| coach_sport9 = Baseball

| coach_years10 = 1922–1923

| coach_team10 = Jonesboro Aggies

| admin_years1 = 1921–1924

| admin_team1 = Jonesboro Aggies

| overall_record = 21–31–4 (college football)
43–35 (college basketball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
1 WVIAC (1931)

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}}

Thomas Edward Dandelet (August 1, 1897 – March 30, 1950) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas—now known as Arkansas State University—from 1921 to 1923 and at Marshall College—now known as Marshall University—from 1931 to 1934, compiling a career college football head record of 21–31–4. Dandelet was also the head basketball coach at Marshall from 1931 to 1935, tallying a mark of 43–35.

Early life and playing career

Dandelet attended the College of St. Thomas—now known as the University of St. Thomas—in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he played football, and was captain of the basketball team.{{cite news |author= |title=Cadets' New Leader In 1916 Basketball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/167316405/ |newspaper=The Minneapolis Journal |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |date=March 27, 1916 |page=16 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He latter when to Valparaiso University, where he played football at a fullback, and was team captain.{{cite news |author= |title=Valpo Star To Direct Athletics At Arkansas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/167271354/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=August 4, 1921 |page=22 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Career

Dandelet was hired in 1921 as athletic director at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas—now known as Arkansas State University. He began coaching the Jonesboro Aggies football team in the fall of 1921.{{cite news |author= |title=Aggies Coach Here To Begin Work |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/jonesboro-daily-tribune/167318035/ |newspaper=Jonesboro Daily Tribune |location=Jonesboro, Arkansas |date=August 16, 1921 |page=2 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He resigned from his post at Jonesboro in early 1924, and was succeeded by Basil Stanley.{{cite news |author= |title=Coach Dandelet Will Not Coach Aggies Next Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/jonesboro-daily-tribune/167318433/ |newspaper=Jonesboro Daily Tribune |location=Jonesboro, Arkansas |date=March 20, 1924 |page=1 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=B. L. Stanley, Former Notre Dame Football Star, Accepts Coach Position For Aggies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/jonesboro-weekly-sun/167172710/ |newspaper=Jonesboro Weekly Sun |location=Jonesboro, Arkansas |date=May 14, 1924 |page=1 |access-date=March 3, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Moving to the Tri-State area of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia, Dandelet played for semi-professional football teams like Armco Steel in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, and with Ironton Tanks and Portsmouth Spartans, while coaching football at his alma mater, Ceredo-Kenova High School in nearby Wayne County, West Virginia. In 1930, he was hired at Marshall College—now known as Marshall University as an assistant coach in football under John Maulbetsch and in basketball under Johnny Stuart. He had earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall the previous year.{{cite news |author= |title=Dandelet Joins Marshall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/167318624/ |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |location=Cincinnati, Ohio |date=March 23, 1930 |page=27 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} From 1931 to 1934, Dandelet was the head football coach at Marshall, compiling a record of 18–16–2 despite being underfunded and out-manned often in the Buckeye Conference, which included the University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, the University of Dayton, Miami University and Ohio Wesleyan University. After being released as football coach to make way for Cam Henderson to assume the Herd football and basketball jobs, Dandelet remained as a professor in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department and was also Dean of Men through 1950 at Marshall College.

Death

Dandelet died of a heart attack at his home in Huntington, West Virginia on March 30, 1950.{{cite news |title=Tom Dandelet Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4183278/the_logan_daily_news/ |newspaper=The Logan Daily News |location=Logan, Ohio |agency=Associated Press |date=March 30, 1950 |page=5 |access-date=January 31, 2016 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1984143&ImageNumber=2535 |title=West Virginia Vital Research Records |author= |publisher=West Virginia Division of Culture and History |access-date=January 31, 2016 }}

Head coaching record

=College football=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Jonesboro Aggies

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1921

| endyear = 1923

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1921

| name = Jonesboro Aggies

| overall = 3–2–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1922

| name = Jonesboro Aggies

| overall = 0–7

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1923

| name = Jonesboro Aggies

| overall = 0–6–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Jonesboro Aggies

| overall = 3–15–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Marshall Thundering Herd

| conf = West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1931

| endyear = 1932

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1931

| name = Marshall

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 1st

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1932

| name = Marshall

| overall = 6–2–1

| conference = 3–0

| confstanding = NA

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Marshall Thundering Herd

| conf = Buckeye Athletic Association / West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1933

| endyear = 1934

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1933

| name = Marshall

| overall = 3–5–1

| conference = 1–3–1 / 0–1

| confstanding = 5th / NA

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| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1934

| name = Marshall

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 0–4 / 1–1

| confstanding = 5th / NA

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| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Marshall

| overall = 18–16–2

| confrecord = 10–10

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 21–31–4

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; T.E. Dandelet |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/28980?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 5, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Tom |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/37266?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 5, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide |url=https://astateredwolves.com/documents/2024/8/1/2024_Arkansas_State_Football_Guide.pdf |publisher=Arkansas State University Athletics |pages=163, 184, 238 |access-date=March 5, 2025 }}