Maurice Post
Biographical details
Born(1882-07-03)July 3, 1882
Paradise Township, Michigan, U.S.
DiedAugust 7, 1974(1974-08-07) (aged 92)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1905Kalamazoo
Baseball
1904–1905Kalamazoo
PositionsHalfback
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906Plainwell HS (MI)
1906Kalamazoo
Baseball
1907Western State Normal
c. 1914–1920Stadium HS (WA)
Head coaching record
Overall1–3–1 (college football)

Maurice Eaton Post (July 3, 1882 – August 7, 1974) was an American and educator and football and baseball coach . He was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan for one season, in 1906, compiling a record of 1–3–1.

Post was captain of the Kalamazoo football team in 1905.[1] He was also captain of Kalamazoo's baseball team, on which he played as a catcher.[2]

In 1906, Post was appointed to coach the football team at Plainwell High School in Plainwell, Michigan.[3] He left Plainwell later the fall to coach at Kalamazoo.[4] The follow spring, he coached the baseball team at Western State Normal School—now known as Western Michigan University.[5] In 1908, Post was teaching science at the high school in Cass City, Michigan.[6]

Post moved to La Conner, Washington, in 1909, to become the principal and coach at the high school there. He later taught and coached football and baseball in Olympia, Washington and Walla Walla, Washington. In 1914, he was hired to teach science and coach baseball at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. In 1920, he was appointed head of the science program for the school district in Berkeley, California. He retired from the Berkeley school system in the late 1940s. Post died on August 7, 1974, at a hospital in Walnut Creek, California, following a brief illness.[7]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Kalamazoo (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906)
1906 Kalamazoo 1–3–1 0–3–1 5th
Kalamazoo: 1–3–1 0–3–1
Total: 1–3–1

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Boys To Gull Lake". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. September 12, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "The M. I. A. A." Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. April 27, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Post To Coach". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. September 13, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "For Double Duties". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. October 4, 1906. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Athletes At Normal Start Season Early". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. March 23, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Jottings". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. August 26, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Early-day educator Maurice Post dies". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. August 9, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Maurice Post". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  9. ^ "Kalamazoo College Football Year-by-Year". Kalamazoo College. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
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