Clift Schimmels
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1937 Arapaho, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2001 (aged 63) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–7 |
Clifford Dean Schimmels (May 11, 1937 – May 9, 2001) was an American football coach, Baptist speaker, educator.[1] He served as chaplain to the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox while also a professor at Wheaton College and Lee University.[2]
Early life, education, and family
Schimmels was born in 1937 in Arapaho, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He later earned a master's degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. He earned his PhD at the University of Oklahoma in 1973.
While a student at Oklahoma Baptist, Schimmels met and married fellow student, Mary Wade. They had three children: Paula, Larry, and Kristina. Schimmels also had four grandchildren: Alyssa, Ann, Delaney, and Will.
Coaching career
Schimmels was the head football coach for the Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He held that position for the 1980 season. His coaching record at Wheaton was 2–7.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Crusaders (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Wheaton | 2–7 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| Wheaton: | 2–7 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–7 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Cliff Schimmels, Baptist speaker, educator dies". Baptist Press. May 10, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Author Schimmels to Speak at Church". The Post and Courier. February 11, 1998. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Cliff Schimmels". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ "Wheaton Football Year-By-Year Records". Wheaton College. Retrieved January 12, 2026.