Martin V. Bergen | |
Birth Date: | 29 January 1872 |
Birth Place: | Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1891 |
Player Team2: | Princeton |
Player Sport3: | Baseball |
Player Years4: | early 1890s |
Player Team4: | Princeton |
Player Positions: | Halfback, fullback (football) Outfielder (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1894–1895 |
Coach Team2: | Grinnell |
Coach Years3: | 1896–1897 |
Coach Team3: | Virginia |
Coach Years4: | 1902–1903 |
Coach Team4: | Grinnell |
Coach Years5: | 1905 |
Coach Team5: | Grinnell |
Overall Record: | 38–22–6 |
Martin Vorhees "Mike" Bergen Jr. (January 29, 1872[1] – July 8, 1941) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College (1894–1895, 1902–1903, 1905) and at the University of Virginia (1896–1897), compiling a career college football record of 38–22–6.
Bergen died of a heart attack at the age of 69 on July 8, 1941, in his apartment at the Racquet Club in Center City Philadelphia. He was the son of Christopher A. Bergen, United States Congressman who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1889 to 1893.[2]