Arthur Berndt
Berndt from The Arbutus, 1916 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1884 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1947 (aged 63) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1910 | Indiana |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1909 | Indiana |
| 1910–1911 | Indiana |
| Baseball | |
| 1908–1911 | Indiana |
| Position | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911 | DePauw |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1915 | Indiana |
| Baseball | |
| 1912 | DePauw |
| 1913–1915 | Indiana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1911–1912 | DePauw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–5–3 (football) 6–21 (basketball) 27–23 (baseball) |
Arthur Henry "Cotton" Berndt (January 26, 1884 – July 18, 1947) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was a multi-sport start at Indiana University Bloomington in the late 1900s, serving as captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was the head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team for the 1913–14 and 1914–15 seasons, compiling a record of 6–21. He remained employed by Indiana University in 1942.
Berndt served as mayor of Bloomington, Indiana from 1935 to 1939. He died on July 18, 1947, at his home in Bloomington, after a long illness.