Winneshiek County IAGenWeb  Luther College through sixty years, 1861-1921 Pictures and Biographical information courtesy of Sharyl Ferrall

Alvin Julius Natvig

Athletic department & faculty biography & personal information, pgs 96, 128 & 333

Alvin Julius Natvig, 1919 (Dec) - 1929 (March). A.B., Luther College, 1918; Basketball Coach and Teacher of Norwegian and Latin, Luther College, December, 1919-March, 1920; Teacher, Park Region Luther College, 1921-present.

Personal information: Born October 19, 1894 in Cresco, Iowa. Parents, Herman O. Natvig and Gunda Mevold. Residence, Fergus Falls, Minn.

Alvin J. Natvig, Luther's first basketball coach, graduated from Luther College in 1918. Mr. Natvig played on the Luther team five years and was as great a guard as ever represented Luther in basketball. When he agreed to coach the team in 1920 prospects were bright, but in the influenza epidemic, Mr. Natvig and several of the squad were taken sick, necessitating the cancellation of several games. Still, Mr. Natvig's team showed marked improvement in spite of the severe handicap.

Also pictured in the Luther Basket Ball team photo 1917

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