Warren N. Gaer (February 7, 1912 â January 13, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine CollegeâÂÂnow known as Pepperdine UniversityâÂÂfrom 1946 to 1948 and Drake University from 1949 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 64âÂÂ49âÂÂ2.
Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program in 1945. He served as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. His teams tallied a mark of 22âÂÂ6. Gaer died on January 13, 1997, of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa.