Bud Hinga
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1900 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1960 (aged 59) Holland, Michigan, U.S |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1930 | Hope HS (MI) |
| 1931–1943 | Hope |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1943 | Hope |
| 1945–1948 | Hope |
| Golf | |
| 1934 | Hope |
| 1936 | Hope |
| 1939–1942 | Hope |
| Tennis | |
| 1946–1947 | Hope |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1931–1953 | Hope |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–33–20 (college football) 188–71 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MIAA (1934) | |
Milton Lage "Bud" Hinga (October 18, 1900 – May 31, 1960) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.
Hinga graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and Kalamazoo College. He won letters at Kalamazoo College in football, baseball, and basketball.[1]
Hinga served as the head football coach at Hope College in Holland, Michigan from 1931 to 1942. He was also the coach of other Hope sports teams, including the basketball and golf teams. He also served as dean of men starting in 1943.[1][2][3] He became dean of students in 1956.[4]
Hinga was married in 1925 to Gladys Kendrick, and they had two children, Constance and Bill.[1] Hinga died in 1960 from Hodgkin's disease at age 59.[4][5]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Flying Dutchmen (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1942) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Hope | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1932 | Hope | 4–2–2 | 1–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933 | Hope | 3–2–2 | 1–1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Hope | 3–2–2 | 2–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1935 | Hope | 3–3–2 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Hope | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1937 | Hope | 3–4–1 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1938 | Hope | 4–3–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1939 | Hope | 4–2–2 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1940 | Hope | 3–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Hope | 3–2–3 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1942 | Hope | 1–4–2 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Hope: | 39–33–20 | 20–24–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–33–20 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "'Bud' Hinga Has Record of 30 Years Contact With Holland Area Athletes". The Holland Evening Sentinel. June 12, 1953. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bud Hinga Retires as Athletic Official". The Grand Rapids Press. November 27, 1945. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Bud' Hinga Quits Hope Coaching Post After After 17 Seasons". The Holland Evening Sentinel. March 2, 1948. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Jerry Hagan (June 1, 1960). "Milton (Bud) Hinga Former Local Athlete: Dies at Holland". Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death Takes Hope Dean". The Grand Rapids Press. June 1, 1960. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Head Coaching Year-by-Year Records". Hope College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2025.