Kass Kovalcheck
American football player and coach (1907–1969)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1907-03-31)March 31, 1907 |
Died | October 26, 1969(1969-10-26) (aged 62) near Irwin, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1927–1930 | Duquesne |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1931–1940 | Duquesne Prep (PA) |
1941 | McDonell Central Catholic HS (WI) |
1942 | Bridgeville HS (PA) |
1945 | Jacksonville NAS (assistant) |
1947–1948 | Duquesne |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–15 (college) |
Kassian A. Kovalcheck (March 31, 1907 – October 26, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Duquesne University from 1947 to 1948, compiling a record of 4–15. Kovalcheck played college football as a fullback at Duquesne from 1927 to 1930.[1][2] He died at the age of 62, on October 26, 1969, after suffering from heart attack while driving near Irwin, Pennsylvania.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Duquesne Dukes (Independent) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
1947 | Duquesne | 2–8 | |||||||
1948 | Duquesne | 2–7 | |||||||
Duquesne: | 4–15 | ||||||||
Total: | 4–15 |
References
- ^ "Kovalcheck Signed as Dukes Coach". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 22, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Hire Duquesne Star as McDonell Coach". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. April 21, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "'Kass' Kovalcheck, Former Coach Dies". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 28, 1969. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Kass Kovalcheck at Find a Grave
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Duquesne Dukes head football coaches
- Dan Barr (1891–1892)
- Unknown (1893)
- George S. Proctor (1894)
- No team (1895)
- Ernest Brown (1896)
- J. P. Wolfe (1897)
- John Van Cleve (1898)
- Will O. Walker (1899)
- Unknown (1900–1901)
- Thomas A. Giblin (1903)
- No team (1904–1912)
- Norman "Bill" Budd (1913–1914)
- No team (1915–1919)
- Jake Stahl (1920–1921)
- Harold Ballin (1922–1923)
- Mike Shortley (1924)
- Frank McDermott (1925–1926)
- Elmer Layden (1927–1933)
- Joe Bach (1934)
- Christie Flanagan (1935)
- John "Clipper" Smith (1936–1938)
- Aldo Donelli (1939–1942)
- No team (1943–1946)
- Kass Kovalcheck (1947–1948)
- Phil Ahwesh (1949)
- Doc Skender # (1950)
- No team (1951–1968)
- Joe Nicoletti (1969)
- Dan McCann (1970–1983)
- Terry Russell (1984–1987)
- Dan McCann (1988–1992)
- Greg Gattuso (1993–2004)
- Jerry Schmitt (2005– )
# denotes acting head coach