Background
Heselton, who grew up in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, died in February 1981. Heselton was born January 25, 1903 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Heselton, who grew up in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, died in February 1981. Heselton was born January 25, 1903 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He attended South Saint Paul High School, Hamline University and the University of Minnesota, where he graduated in 1925.
He served as the head football coach at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin from 1938 to 1964. He amassed a 111–79–5 overall record, the second-most wins in university history. Bernie starred in football and basketball while at Hamline.
Heselton married Alice Nellermoe.
The couple had two daughters, Mary and Janet. Heselton started his coaching career at Central High School, in Duluth, Minnesota in 1925, then moving on to East Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1928, where he coached for ten years.
In addition to his coaching duties at Lawrence, Heselton served as the school"s athletic director from 1961 to 1970.