Hjalmer J.
"Jolly" Erickson (January 7, 1906 – February 6, 1959) was an American football and basketball coach.
He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State Teachers College in Bemidji, Minnesota from 1938 to 1954, compiling a record of 54–54–5.
[1] He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1944 to 1946, tallying a mark of 23–6.
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