Fritz Febel
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1909-11-03)November 3, 1909 Crvenka, Yugoslavia |
Died | September 21, 1969(1969-09-21) (aged 59) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1932–1933 | Purdue |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1936–1942 | Buffalo (assistant) |
1952–1954 | Buffalo |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–19–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
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Friedrich "Fritz" Febel (November 3, 1909 – September 21, 1969) was a German-American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Buffalo from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 4–19–1.[1] Febel was an assistant football coach at Buffalo from 1936 to 1942. In 1946 he became an assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreations at the school.[2]
Febel was born into an ethnic German family[3] in Crvenka, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and immigrated to the United States when he was 12.[4] He became an all-star player for Lindblom High School in Chicago and Purdue University. In January 1935, he graduated from Purdue University with a B. S. degree.[5] He died at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York after suffering a heart attack.[6]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Buffalo Bulls (Independent) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
1952 | Buffalo | 1–7 | |||||||
1953 | Buffalo | 1–5–1 | |||||||
1954 | Buffalo | 2–7 | |||||||
Buffalo: | 4–19–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 4–19–1 |
References
- ^ "1954 Buffalo Football," University at Buffalo Sports History Collection - March 7, 2014.
- ^ "University of Buffalo Appoints Fritz Febel Head Football Coach". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. May 6, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ 1930 United States Federal Census
- ^ Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
- ^ Johnson, Harold; Smith, Wilfrid (1935). Who's Who in Major League Football. Chicago: Callahan.
- ^ "Fritz Febel Stricken, Dies". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. September 22, 1969. p. 30. Retrieved June 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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