Clift Schimmels

Cliff Schimmels
Biographical details
DiedMay 9, 2001 (aged 63)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980Wheaton (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall2–7

Clifford Dean Schimmels (May 11, 1937 – May 9, 2001) was an American football coach and Baptist speaker and educator.[1] He served as chaplain to the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox while also a professor at Wheaton College and Lee University.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Schimmels was born in 1937 in Arapaho, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He later earned a Master's Degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. He earned his PhD at the University of Oklahoma in 1973.

While a student at Oklahoma Baptist, Schimmels met and married fellow student, Mary Wade. They had three children: Paula, Larry, and Kristina. Schimmels also had four grandchildren: Alyssa, Ann, Delaney, and Will.

Coaching career[edit]

Schimmels was the head football coach for the Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He held that position for the 1980 season. His coaching record at Wheaton was 2–7.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cliff Schimmels, Baptist speaker, educator dies". Baptist Press. May 10, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Author Schimmels to Speak at Church". The Post and Courier. February 11, 1998. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Wheaton Thunder Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Football year-by-year results". Wheaton Thunder. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.