| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1932 New Salem, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2007 (aged 74) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1950 | Jamestown |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1950 | Jamestown |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1950 | Jamestown |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1950 | Jamestown |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954 | Wilton HS (ND) |
| 1955–1956 | Underwood HS (ND) (assistant) |
| 1957–1964 | Underwood HS (ND) |
| 1965 | Harvey HS (ND) |
| 1969–1974 | Minot State |
| Basketball | |
| 1954–1955 | Wilton HS (ND) |
| 1976–1985 | Minot State |
| Baseball | |
| 1967–1970 | Minot State |
| 1977–1984 | Minot State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–12 (college football) 96–102 (college basketball) 192–154–2 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 NDCAC (1970–1974) Basketball 3 NDCAC (1977, 1979, 1981) Baseball 3 NDCAC (1966–1968) Golf 2 NDCAC (1983–1984) | |
Kenneth O. Becker (November 15, 1932 – April 26, 2007) was an American sports coach. He coached American football, basketball, baseball, and golf at Minot State College—now known as Minot State University—in Minot, North Dakota. He served as the head football coach at Minot from 1969 to 1974, leading the Minot State Beavers football program to a record of 39–12 in six seasons and five consecutive North Dakota College Athletic Conference (NDCAC) titles, from 1970 to 1974. Becker was also the head basketball coach at Minot State from 1976 to 1985, tallying a mark of 96–102, and served two stints as the school's head baseball coach, from 1967 to 1970 and 1977 to 1984, amassing a record of 192–154–2.[1][2]
Becker was born on November 15, 1932, in New Salem, North Dakota to Otto and Gladys Becker. He attended New Salem High School before going to Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown—in Jamestown, North Dakota, where he played football, basketball, and baseball, and ran track.[3] Backer graduated from Jamestown in 1954, and began his coaching career later that year at Wilton High School in Wilton, North Dakota. He then spent two years as an assistant coach at Underwood High School in Underwood, North Dakota under Bill Zwarych before succeeding him as head coach in 1957.[4]
Becker died on April 26, 2007, at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA DII# | |||
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| Minot State Beavers (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1969–1974) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Minot State | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1970 | Minot State | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | 5 | |||
| 1971 | Minot State | 7–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | 8 | ||||
| 1972 | Minot State | 6–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1973 | Minot State | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | Minot State | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | 14 | ||||
| Minot State: | 39–12 | 26–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Minot State Men's Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). Minot State University Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Minot State Baseball Coaching Records" (PDF). Minot State University Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Kenneth Becker Obituary". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. April 26, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Ken Becker To Coach Underwood". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. April 20, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Ken Becker". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Minot State Football Season By Season Results" (PDF). Minot State University Athletics. p. 8. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
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