Moose Krause
Moose Krause (1913-1992)
Teams coached: Saint Mary’s Cardinals, Holy Cross Crusaders, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Saint Mary’s (MN) record^: 46-52 (.469)
Holy Cross record: 11-14 (.440)
Notre Dame record: 98-48 (.671)
Overall record^: 155-114 (.576)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Awards:
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 1976)
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2006)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1946-1951 | Notre Dame |
| 1942-1944 | Notre Dame |
| 1939-1942 | Holy Cross |
| 1934-1939 | Saint Mary’s (MN) |
Moose Krause Facts
- Edward Walter Kriaučiūnas
- Born February 2, 1913
- Died December 11, 1992
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- Alma Mater: University of Notre Dame (BA, 1934)
- Born in Chicago to Lithuanian parents, Americanized his name to “Krause” in high school when his football coach could not pronounce “Kriaučiūnas”
- Went on to Notre Dame, where he ran track and played basketball, baseball and football for the Irish
- Was a center on the basketball team for three seasons under head coach George Keogan
- A three-time All-American, he was later inducted into both the Naismith Memorial HOF (c/o 1976) and the inaugural 2006 class of the National Collegiate HOF
- Also played tackle on the football team for College Football HOF coach Heartley “Hunk” Anderson
- Was a center on the basketball team for three seasons under head coach George Keogan
- After ND, Krause became the head football and basketball coach at Saint Mary’s in Winona, MN
- Went 46-52 in five seasons on the hardwood (program was not at the “Division I” level)
- Moved on to Holy Cross in 1939, served as a line coach for the football team and head basketball coach
- In three short years with the basketball program, Krause’s teams were 11-14
- Returned to alma mater Notre Dame in 1942, to be a line coach for the Irish football team
- Served as head basketball coach for part of the 1943-44 season, then again from 1946-51
- In between, he served in the US Marines and spent 14 months in the South Pacific during WWII
- Was 98-48 during that tenure, finishing above .500 in every season he was at the helm
- Became assistant AD at the school in 1948 and a year later moved up to athletic director
- Served as head basketball coach for part of the 1943-44 season, then again from 1946-51
- Stepped away from coaching in 1951 to focus solely on his administrative career
- Served as AD at Notre Dame through his retirement in 1981
- During that time, Notre Dame won three football national titles and had three Heisman winners
- Oversaw the hiring of Hall of Fame coaches Ara Parseghian and Dan Devine
- The school’s basketball team went to 18 NCAA Tournaments and reached the Final Four in 1978
- Hired three head basketball coaches: John Jordan, Johnny Dee and Digger Phelps
Moose Krause Coaching Tree
- Johnny Dee (Notre Dame, Alabama)
- Charles Wolf (Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals, Villa Madonna)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at all NCAA levels, as Saint Mary’s (MN) was not at the highest level during Krause’s tenure there (now Division III)