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Herbert Orin "Fritz" Crisler (/ ˈ k r aɪ s l ər / KRY-slər; January 12, 1899 – August 19, 1982) was an American college football coach who is best known as "the father of two-platoon football", [1] an innovation in which separate units of players were used for offense and defense.
When the NCAA Rules Committee voted a return to two-platoon football last month, one of the least surprised men in the country—and one of the most pleased—was Fritz Crisler, athletic director...
- Gerald Holland
Place of Death: Ann Arbor, MI. Date of Death: Aug 19, 1982. Fritz Crisler, the father of two-platoon football, was an unruffled, self-possessed individual who directed his teams with a quietly forceful drama that rivaled a military commander.
Crisler led Michigan back to the heights of college football in 1947, as his "Mad Magicians" finished a perfect 10-0 and shut out Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Crisler was named Coach of the Year for the '47 season.
Sep 5, 2019 · Fritz Crisler took advantage of a wartime rule and changed the course of college football history when Michigan faced Army in 1945.
Herbert Orin “Fritz” Crisler. Fritz Crisler was born in Earlville, Illinois and was an outstanding student and football player at Mendota High School. He enrolled at the University of Chicago where he played football, baseball and basketball for three years earning a total of nine varsity letters.
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Fritz Crisler, the father of two-platoon football, was an unruffled, self-possessed individual who directed his teams with a quietly forceful drama that rivaled a military commander. His buck lateral and spinner offense was the most dazzling in football and required Swiss-watch precision, hair breadth timing and flawless faking.
