George Binnewies

American football, basketball, and baseball coach

George Binnewies
Biographical details
Binnewies pictured in The Index 1909, Illinois State yearbook
Born	(1879-09-18)September 18, 1879 Harvard, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 4, 1968(1968-06-04) (aged 88) McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	DePauw University (1907)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907	Shurtleff
1908–1909	Illinois State
Basketball
1908–1910	Illinois State
Baseball
1909	Illinois State

Head coaching record
Overall	9–5–1 (football) 17–5 (basketball) 9–1 (baseball)

Wilfred George Binnewies (September 18, 1879 – June 4, 1968)^[1]^[2] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the seventh head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for two seasons, from 1908 to 1909, and compiling a record of 9–5–1.^[3]

References

^ DePauw University; Ridpath, M.J. (1920). Alumnal Record, DePauw University. University. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ "Witmus Generations Ruegen to America - Family Tree for WITTMUSS, WITTMUS, WITTMÜTZ, Wittmuetz". tribalpages.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Illinois State Coaching Records Archived November 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

External links

George Binnewies at Find a Grave

Shurtleff Pioneers head football coaches

John R. Richards (1897)
D. H. Jackson (1901)
Beattie (1902)
Unknown (1903)
Ewing (1904)
Lewis S. Haight (1905)
Philip Arbuckle (1906)
George Binnewies (1907)
Dale E. Chadwick (1908)
Walter F. Coolidge (1909–1911)
John J. Beeby (1912–1914)
Lewis S. Haight (1915)
Joseph F. Snodgrass (1916)
No team (1917)
William T. Hansche (1918)
E. K. Masterson (1919)
Walter W. Wood (1920)
Hugh E. Lowery (1921)
Walter W. Wood (1922)
William P. Graham (1924)
Walter W. Wood (1925–1933)
No team (1934–1935)
C. V. Money (1936–1939)
Bill Moss (1940–1942)
LeRoy Heminger (1946–1948)
Merle Pearce (1949–1950)
No team (1951–1952)
Ted Boyett (1953)

v t e Illinois State Redbirds head football coaches
No coach (1887) No team (1888–1889) No coach (1890–1891) No team (1892) No coach (1893–1894) George Dygert (1895) Louis H. Galbreath (1896) B. C. Edwards (1897) No team (1898–1899) No coach (1900–1901) No team (1902) John P. Stewart (1903–1906) John A. H. Keith (1907) George Binnewies (1908–1909) No team (1910–1911) Harrison Russell (1912–1917) No team (1918) Harrison Russell (1919–1922) Clifford E. Horton (1923–1924) Don Karnes (1925–1926) Joe Cogdal (1927–1930) Howard Hancock (1931–1944) Edwin Struck (1945–1964) Larry Bitcon (1965–1971) Gerry Hart (1972–1976) Charlie Cowdrey (1977–1980) Bob Otolski (1981–1987) Jim Heacock (1988–1995) Todd Berry (1996–1999) Denver Johnson (2000–2008) Brock Spack (2009– )

Illinois State Redbirds head football coaches

No coach (1887)
No team (1888–1889)
No coach (1890–1891)
No team (1892)
No coach (1893–1894)
George Dygert (1895)
Louis H. Galbreath (1896)
B. C. Edwards (1897)
No team (1898–1899)
No coach (1900–1901)
No team (1902)
John P. Stewart (1903–1906)
John A. H. Keith (1907)
George Binnewies (1908–1909)
No team (1910–1911)
Harrison Russell (1912–1917)
No team (1918)
Harrison Russell (1919–1922)
Clifford E. Horton (1923–1924)
Don Karnes (1925–1926)
Joe Cogdal (1927–1930)
Howard Hancock (1931–1944)
Edwin Struck (1945–1964)
Larry Bitcon (1965–1971)
Gerry Hart (1972–1976)
Charlie Cowdrey (1977–1980)
Bob Otolski (1981–1987)
Jim Heacock (1988–1995)
Todd Berry (1996–1999)
Denver Johnson (2000–2008)
Brock Spack (2009– )

v t e Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches
B. C. Edwards (1898–1902) John P. Stewart (1902–1906) William Bawden (1906–1908) George Binnewies (1908–1910) Harrison Russell (1910–1923) Clifford E. Horton (1923–1925) Don Karnes (1925–1927) Joe Cogdal (1927–1949) James Goff (1949–1957) James Collie (1957–1970) Will Robinson (1970–1975) Gene Smithson (1975–1978) Bob Donewald (1978–1989) Bob Bender (1989–1993) Kevin Stallings (1993–1999) Tom Richardson (1999–2003) Porter Moser (2003–2007) Tim Jankovich (2007–2012) Dan Muller (2012–2022) Brian Jones # (2022) Ryan Pedon (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches

B. C. Edwards (1898–1902)
John P. Stewart (1902–1906)
William Bawden (1906–1908)
George Binnewies (1908–1910)
Harrison Russell (1910–1923)
Clifford E. Horton (1923–1925)
Don Karnes (1925–1927)
Joe Cogdal (1927–1949)
James Goff (1949–1957)
James Collie (1957–1970)
Will Robinson (1970–1975)
Gene Smithson (1975–1978)
Bob Donewald (1978–1989)
Bob Bender (1989–1993)
Kevin Stallings (1993–1999)
Tom Richardson (1999–2003)
Porter Moser (2003–2007)
Tim Jankovich (2007–2012)
Dan Muller (2012–2022)
Brian Jones # (2022)
Ryan Pedon (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Illinois State Redbirds head baseball coaches
Unknown (1890) No team (1891–1893) Unknown (1894–1896) No team (1897–1900) Unknown (1901–1908) George Binnewies (1909) No team (1910) Harrison Russell (1911–1923) Clifford Horton (1924–1932) Howard Hancock (1933–1946) Harold Frye (1947–1963) Duffy Bass (1964–1988) Jeff Stewart (1989–2002) Jim Brownlee (2003–2009) Mark Kingston (2010–2014) Bo Durkac (2015–2018) Steve Holm (2019– )

Illinois State Redbirds head baseball coaches