Krause, "Moose" (Edward W.)
Basketball, Football
b. Feb. 2, 1913, Chicago, IL
d. Dec. 10, 1992
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Krause was a starting tackle on the Notre Dame football team for three seasons. He also lettered in track and played baseball for a year, but his best sport was basketball. He was a prolific scorer for his time and he was also an excellent passer from the pivot position and a strong, surprisingly agile rebounder.
Notre Dame won 54 games and lost just 12 during his three years as a starter. He scored 547 career points and averaged 10.1 a game in 1932-33, both school records at the time. Krause captained the team as a senior and was named a Helms Athletic Foundation All-American in 1934.
After graduating, Krause became basketball coach and athletic director at little St. Mary's, MN, College for six seasons. He then went to Holy Cross, where his teams won 11 games and lost 14 from 1939-40 through 1941-42.
Krause returned to Notre Dame in 1942 as an assistant in both basketball and football. He served as interim basketball coach for part of the 1942-43 season, when George Keogan was ill, and again in 1943-44, after Keogan's death.
The school had two other head coaches in each of the next two seasons and then Krause took over again in 1946, compiling a 20-4 record in his first season. He resigned in 1950 to devote full time to his duties as athletic director. His Notre Dame teams won a total of 98 games and lost 48.