Albert L. Weiser

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Albert Luther Weiser (March 22, 1893 – October 21, 1980) was an American sports coach and athletics administrator. He was born in Grimes, Iowa, and spent most of his career in Springfield, Missouri.

Weiser coached multiple sports at Drury College (now Drury University) in Springfield, including football, basketball, track and field, golf, and tennis. From 1922 to 1927, he also coached and directed physical education at Springfield Senior High School.

In 1927, he joined Drury as athletic director and head of the health education department. He led Drury’s basketball team from 1927 to 1958, compiling a record of 316–256 over 31 seasons. He also coached the football team until 1933, when Drury dropped the sport. He served as Drury’s athletic director until 1963 and then became the first commissioner of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU).

Drury Gymnasium was renamed Weiser Gymnasium in his honor in 1971. Albert L. Weiser died on October 21, 1980, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri.