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Tunis Prins
Prins in 1943
Biographical details
Born(1895-08-07)August 7, 1895
Sioux Center, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 1949(1949-07-21) (aged 53)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materHope College (1920)
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (1923)
University of Michigan
Princeton University
Playing career
Basketball
1913–1916Hope
1919–1920Hope
Position(s)Guard, forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–1944Central (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1943–1945Central (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall6–5
Tunis Prins in 1918

Teunis Wayenberg Prins (commonly spelled Tunis) (August 7, 1895 – June 21, 1949) was an American pastor, college football coach, athletics administrator, and educator.

Biography

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Prins was born on August 7, 1895, in Sioux Center, Iowa. Prins enrolled at Hope College in 1913 and was a guard and forward on the school's basketball team.[1] In 1915, he was voted as team captain.[1] He and his brother, Peter, enlisted in the United States Armed Forces during World War I.[2] The brothers returned to Hope in 1919 and Tunis was a member of the state championship basketball team in 1920.[3] Following his graduation he enrolled at New Brunswick Theological Seminary.[4]

While attended New Brunswick, Prins was named as the pastor for the Whitehouse Reformed Church in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.[4] He resigned in 1926 to become the pastor at a church in Herkimer, New York.[5] Throughout that time, Prins had attended the University of Michigan and Princeton University.[3]

In 1938, Prins was named as the director of intramural athletics alongside become a professor of physical education for Central College.[6] In 1943, after athletic director and head football coach Richard Tysseling was comissioned into the United States Navy, Prins took over the roles.[7][8] In two seasons he led the team to an overall record of 6–5 before resigning after the 1944 season. In 1944, he hired future Central head coach Eldon Tharp as an assistant coach.[9]

Prins remained with Central after Tysseling returned, reverting back to director of intramural athletics.[3] He remained with the school until his death on July 21, 1949.[3] Leading up to his death, Prins had received surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.[10]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1943–1944)
1943 Central 4–3
1944 Central 2–2
Central: 6–5
Total: 6–5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hope Basketball Squad To Be Entirely New". The Grand Rapids Press. August 2, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Holland Brothees, Both Lieutenants Anxious to Fight Boche". The Grand Rapids Press. September 27, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Former Hope Athlete Dies". The Grand Rapids Press. June 23, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Rev. Tunis Prins Chosen Pastor of Whitehouse Reformed Church". The Courier-News. March 2, 1923. p. 16. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Rev. Prins Resigns". The Times. December 22, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tysseling Named Head Pella Coach". The Daily Nonpareil. June 26, 1938. p. 22. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "Prins Central Sports Head". The Des Moines Register. March 24, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "Prins to Direct Central Sports". The Courier. March 24, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "Central Plans Full Program". The Des Moines Register. July 30, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  10. ^ "Rev. Teunis Prins Is Dead in Iowa". The Holland Evening Sentinel. June 22, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
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