Mike Shortley
American football player and coach (1893–1961)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1893-10-05)October 5, 1893 Port Perry, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | April 28, 1961(1961-04-28) (aged 67) |
Playing career | |
1913–1915 | Duquesne |
1916 | Catholic University |
Position(s) | Halfback, quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1924 | Duquesne |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–4–2 |
Michael Joseph Shortley (October 5, 1893 – April 28, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1924, compiling a record of 2–4–2.[1] Shortley played college football at Duquesne and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[2] He later held a number of positions in public service, including at the Social Security Administration and Federal Security Agency.[3] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Duquesne Dukes (Tri-State Conference) (1924) | |||||||||
1924 | Duquesne | 2–4–2 | 0–2 | T–4th | |||||
Duquesne: | 2–4–2 | 0–2 | |||||||
Total: | 2–4–2 |
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame Listing". Duquesne Dukes. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Michael J. Shortley". Catholic University Cardinals. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "The American Catholic Who's who, Volume 5; Volumes 7-8; Volumes 11-20". NC News Service. 1961. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Burial detail: Shortley, Michael J". ANC Explorer. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
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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