Bruce Gehrke was a three sport star Ivy League Hall of Famer, former professional football player for New York Giants in the National Football League and a winning coach.
11 Facts About Bruce Gehrke
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Bruce Gehrke won national championship titles in Baseball, Basketball and Football with the Columbia Lions where he was the most valuable and popular player.
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Hugely popular among his teammates and fellow students, Bruce Gehrke had that intangible flair for color that made him a crowd pleaser.
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Bruce Gehrke was the coach of his fraternity basketball team in intramural play.
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Bruce Gehrke took a break from college when he spent a year with the Navy overseas in Okinawa during World War II.
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Bruce Gehrke returned to Columbia for his junior year in September 1946.
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One of Columbia's most versatile athletes ever, Bruce Gehrke is the last Lion athlete to have lettered all four years in three different varsity sports, other than track and cross country athletes.
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Bruce Gehrke graduated from Columbia in 1948, finishing a phenomenal career that included a league title in baseball, two in basketball as well as some of the Lions' most successful football seasons.
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On October 2,2008 Bruce Gehrke was inducted into hall of fame as a three sport star for the Columbia Lions.
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Bruce Gehrke eventually went on to play for his hometown New York Giants in National Football League and later became a winning coach for over 25 years coaching high school football, basketball, and baseball at Mineola, on his native Long Island.
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Bruce Gehrke was drafted by New York Giants in the 4th round of the 1948 NFL draft.