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Gained fame as football coach and athletic director at Bradley University. The former NCAA executive won letters in baseball, basketball and football. He later served as a football and basketball official and compiled a distinguished 20-year career as a coach at Casey, Monticello, Libertyville and Decatur high schools. Bergstrom was head football coach and athletic director at Bradley from 1948-56. Under his direction, the university entered the Missouri Valley Conference and increased sports participation for both men and women. He served as assistant executive director of the NCAA from 1956-74 and occupied a key role in the enforcement and infractions divisions.
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