Clark Swisher

Clark Swisher
Biographical details
Born(1916-03-27)March 27, 1916
Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 2005(2005-11-28) (aged 89)
Wessington Springs, South Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1934–1937South Dakota
Basketball
1934–1938South Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938Wagner HS (SD)
1939–1940Elk Point HS (SD)
1946–1955Northern State
1957–1968Northern State
Basketball
1946–1955Northern State
Head coaching record
Overall146–42–4 (college football)
95–88 (college basketball)
Bowls1–0
TournamentsFootball
0–3 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
15 SDIC (1948, 1950, 1952–1955, 1957, 1960–1963, 1965–1968)

Clark Leo Swisher (March 27, 1916 – November 28, 2005) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1946 and 1955 and from 1957 to 1968, compiling a record of 146–42–4. Swisher was also the head basketball coach at Northern State from 1946 to 1955, tallying a mark of 95–88. Swisher died on November 28, 2005, at a hospital in Wessington Springs, South Dakota.