George_Chryst

George Chryst
Biographical details
Born	October 24, 1938; Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1992 (aged 54); Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1956–1958	Wisconsin
Position(s)	Guard, center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1959	Wisconsin (GA)
1962–1965	Edgewood HS (WI) (assistant)
1966–1971	Edgewood HS (WI)
1972–1977	Wisconsin (assistant)
1979–1992	Wisconsin–Platteville
Basketball
1962–1970	Edgewood HS (WI)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1966–1972	Edgewood HS (WI)
1981–1990	Wisconsin–Platteville
Head coaching record
Overall	79–60–2 (college football); 43–10 (high school football); 138–47 (high school basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 WSUC (1980)

George Chryst

American football player and coach (1937–1992)

George Hubert Chryst (April 30, 1937 – December 3, 1992) was an American football player and coach.^[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1979 to 1992, compiling a record of 79–60–2.^[2]

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Chryst was born on April 30, 1937, in Madison, Wisconsin. He died suddenly on December 3, 1992, at his mother's home in Madison.^[3]^[4]^[5] Chryst was the father of three sons who became involved in football coaching: Geep, Rick, and Paul.^[6]

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Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers (Wisconsin State University Conference) (1979–1992)
1979	Wisconsin–Platteville	5–5	3–5	T–6th
1980	Wisconsin–Platteville	7–3	6–2	T–1st
1980	Wisconsin–Platteville	6–4	4–4	T–4th
1982	Wisconsin–Platteville	5–5	3–5	T–6th
1983	Wisconsin–Platteville	4–6	3–5	6th
1984	Wisconsin–Platteville	5–6	4–4	T–5th
1985	Wisconsin–Platteville	5–5	5–3	4th
1986	Wisconsin–Platteville	6–5	3–5	T–1st
1987	Wisconsin–Platteville	6–5	4–4	6th
1988	Wisconsin–Platteville	6–4	4–4	T–5th
1989	Wisconsin–Platteville	6–2–1	5–2–1	4th
1990	Wisconsin–Platteville	7–3	5–3	3rd
1991	Wisconsin–Platteville	6–3–1	4–3–1	4th
1992	Wisconsin–Platteville	5–4	4–3	T–4th
Wisconsin–Platteville:		79–60–2	57–52–2
Total:		79–60–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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George Chryst

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Biographical details
Born	(1938-10-24)October 24, 1938 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1992(1992-12-03) (aged 54) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1956–1958	Wisconsin

Position(s)	Guard, center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1959	Wisconsin (GA)
1962–1965	Edgewood HS (WI) (assistant)
1966–1971	Edgewood HS (WI)
1972–1977	Wisconsin (assistant)
1979–1992	Wisconsin–Platteville
Basketball
1962–1970	Edgewood HS (WI)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1966–1972	Edgewood HS (WI)
1981–1990	Wisconsin–Platteville

Head coaching record
Overall	79–60–2 (college football) 43–10 (high school football) 138–47 (high school basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 WSUC (1980)