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Ove Berven

Ove E. Berven

  • Class
    1933
  • Induction
    1983
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
• Transferred to Luther in 1931 from River Falls State, Wis.
• Two-year letter winner in basketball
• Played on first Luther Iowa Conference championship basketball team - 1932
• Led the team in scoring from his pivot position as a senior 
• As mathematics teacher and basketball coach at his home town of Spring Valley, Wis., from 1933-39, he led his teams to three state tournaments 
• From 1939-64 he coached basketball at Austin,Minn., leading his teams to nine conference championships
• Fourteen times his teams went to the state tournament placing second twice and winning state championships in 1946 and 1958
• Received several awards for his contributions to coaching as well as community honors
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