Harry ‘Swede’ Dahlberg

Harry ‘Swede’ Dahlberg - Class of 1982, Posthumous

45 Years (1921-1966)

  • 1921-22- Hamilton High School

 

  • 1922-66 - Butte High School - Head Football, Head Basketball (‘23-’52), Head T&F, Cross Country (1964)

   Head Coach

  • 27 State Championships

 

  • Football State Titles (1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1940 and tied in 1949 and 1950)
  • Basketball State Titles (1924, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1941 and 1943 (unofficial due to 1943 Bank Holiday)
  • Track & Field State Titles (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1963, 1966)
  • Cross Country State Title (1965)
  • Served in US Navy during WWI
  • Army Service Program Instructor at UM during WWII
  • Butte “Swede Dahlberg Invitational Track Meet” and West Junior High, “Swede Dahlberg Field” name in his honor.
  • National High School Sports Hall of Fame - 1986
  • National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame - 1999
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