Deke Edler

Deke Edler
Biographical details
Born	August 29, 1897; Galion, Ohio
Died	June 1, 1953 (aged 55); Peoria, Illinois
Playing career
Football
1919–1922	Ohio Wesleyan
1923	Cleveland Indians
Position(s)	Halfback, wingback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928	Heidelberg (assistant)
1929–1934	Otterbein
Basketball
1925–1928	Otterbein
Head coaching record
Overall	21–24–4 (football); 21–15 (basketball)

Robert Karl "Deke" Edler (August 29, 1897 – June 1, 1953) was an American football player and coach.^[1] He played for one season for the Cleveland Indians of the National Football League (NFL), in 1923.^[2] Edler served as the head football coach at Otterbein College—now known as Otterbein University—from 1929 to 1934, compiling a record of 21–24–4.

Head coaching record[]

Football[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1929–1934)
1929	Otterbein	3–5	3–5	12th
1930	Otterbein	4–3–1	3–2	5th
1931	Otterbein	5–3	5–1	4th
1932	Otterbein	4–2–2	4–2–2	7th
1933	Otterbein	3–4–1	3–3–1	T–9th
1934	Otterbein	2–7	2–4	T–16th
Otterbein:		21–24–4	20–17–3
Total:		21–24–1

References[]

^ "Robert Edler". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Deke Edler". NFL.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Deke Edler at Find a Grave

[1] "Robert Edler". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[2] "Deke Edler". NFL.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

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Biographical details
Born	(1897-08-29)August 29, 1897 Galion, Ohio
Died	June 1, 1953(1953-06-01) (aged 55) Peoria, Illinois
Playing career
Football
1919–1922	Ohio Wesleyan
1923	Cleveland Indians

Position(s)	Halfback, wingback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928	Heidelberg (assistant)
1929–1934	Otterbein
Basketball
1925–1928	Otterbein

Head coaching record
Overall	21–24–4 (football) 21–15 (basketball)