Frank Piekarski
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1879-08-17)August 17, 1879 Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | August 15, 1951(1951-08-15) (aged 71) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1901–1904 | Penn |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1905–1907 | Washington & Jefferson |
1914 | Penn (line) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 26–7 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
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Frank Anthony Piekarski (August 17, 1879 – August 15, 1951)[1] was an American football player and coach who later served as a judge in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he played college football for the Penn Quakers as a guard from 1901 to 1904. Piekarski was a third-team selection to the 1903 College Football All-America Team and a consensus first-team pick on the 1904 College Football All-America Team. He was among the first Polish-Americans to gain recognition in college football.[2]
Following his graduation from Penn, Piekarski served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College from 1905 to 1907, leading the Red and Black to a record of 25–7 in three seasons.[3] In 1914 he returned to his alma mater, Penn, as an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen under head coach George H. Brooke.[4]
Piekarski was also a lawyer. In 1933, he became a judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[5] Piekarski died in 1951 at Pittsburgh Hospital in Pittsburgh.[6][7] In 2005, he was named to the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington & Jefferson Red and Black (Independent) (1905–1907) | |||||||||
1905 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–3 | |||||||
1906 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | |||||||
1907 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–2 | |||||||
Washington & Jefferson: | 26–7 | ||||||||
Total: | 26–7 |
References
- ^ Penn alumni directory
- ^ a b "Frank Piekarski". National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. June 9, 2005. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Presidents Football 2009" (PDF). 2009 Football Guide. Washington & Jefferson College. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "To Rehabilitate Football; Strong Efforts to Be Made at University of Pennsylvania—Team To Have Regular Trainer and Fewer Contents". Boston Evening Transcript. August 29, 1914. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Piekarski Chosen for County Bench". The Pittsburgh Press. May 6, 1933.
- ^ "Frank Piekarski, Retired Jurist, 71: Allegheny County Ex-Judge in Pennsylvania Is Dead -- Once All-American In Football" (PDF). The New York Times. August 15, 1951.
- ^ "Piekarski Requiem Mass Friday: Former Judge Stroke Victim". The Pittsburgh Press. August 15, 1951.
External links
- Frank Piekarski at Find a Grave
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