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Eolus Von Rettig
Biographical details
Born (1908-07-06)July 6, 1908
Died April 29, 1983(1983-04-29) (aged 74)
Dallas, Texas
Playing career
Football
c. 1928 Bishop
1931–1933 Wilberforce
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1935 Texas College (line)
1936–1941 Texas College
1946–1948 Texas Southern
1949–1951 Wiley
1952–1965 Prairie View A&M (assistant)
Baseball
1957–1960 Prairie View A&M
Head coaching record
Overall 47–46–15 (football)
30–27–1 (baseball)
Bowls 1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SWAC (1936–1937)

Eolus Von Rettig (July 6, 1908 – April 29, 1983) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas College in Tyler, Texas from 1936 to 1941, Texas Southern University in Houston from 1946 to 1948, and Wiley College in Marshall, Texas from 1949 to 1951. He later served as an assistant coach at Prairie View A&M University.

Rettig played college football at Wilberforce College—now known as Wilberforce University—in Wilberforce, Ohio as a guard. He served as line coach at Texas College from 1934 to 1935 under Ace Mumford before succeeding Mumford as head football coach in 1936. Rettig also played football at Bishop College in Marshall, Texas in the late 1920s when Mumford was head coach there.

Rettig died on April 29, 1983, at St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Texas College Steers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1936–1941)
1936 Texas College 5–2–2 4–1–1 T–1st
1937 Texas College 8–0–1 5–0–1 1st
1938 Texas College 5–3–1 2–3–1 T–4th
1939 Texas College 1–6–1 1–5 7th
1940 Texas College 4–2–1 3–2–1 4th
1941 Texas College 4–2–1 3–2–1 4th
Texas College: 27–15–7 18–13–5
Texas Southern Tigers (Independent) (1946–1948)
1946 Texas Southern 4–2–3
1947 Texas Southern 9–3 W Prairie View
1948 Texas Southern 1–6–2
Texas Southern: 14–11–5
Wiley Wildcats (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1949–1951)
1949 Wiley 0–9–1 0–6–1 8th
1950 Wiley 3–6–1 2–5 T–5th
1951 Wiley 3–5–1 2–4–1 6th
Wiley: 6–20–3 4–15–2
Total: 47–46–15
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