Andy Pilney

Andy Pilney
Pilney pictured in Jambalaya 1955, Tulane yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born	January 13, 1913(1913-01-13) Frontenac, Kansas
Died	September 15, 1996(1996-09-15) (aged 83) Kenner, Louisiana
Playing career
Football 1933–1935 Baseball 1934–1936 1936 1936 1937 1937 1938 1939 1939	Notre Dame Notre Dame Boston Bees Syracuse Chiefs Columbia Senators Scranton Miners Indianapolis Indians Erie Sailors Hartford Bees
Position(s)	Halfback (football) Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1942 1946–1953 1954–1961	Washington University (backfield) Tulane (backfield) Tulane
Head coaching record
Overall	25–49–6
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Andy Pilney
Pinch hitter
Born: January 13, 1913(1913-01-13) Frontenac, Kansas
Died: September 15, 1996(1996-09-15) (aged 83) Kenner, Louisiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 1936 for the Boston Bees
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 1936 for the Boston Bees
Career statistics
Games played	3
At bats	2
Strikeouts	1
Teams
Boston Bees (1936)

Antone James "Andy" Pilney (January 19, 1913 – September 15, 1996) was an American football coach and player of football and baseball. He played football and baseball at the University of Notre Dame in the mid-1930s and then professional baseball from 1936 to 1939. Pilney had a three-game stint in Major League Baseball with the Boston Bees in July 1936. He served as the head football coach at Tulane University from 1954 to 1961, compiling a record of 25–49–6.

College playing career

Pilney played football as a halfback at Notre Dame. In 1935, he led the Irish to a come-from-behind win against top-ranked Ohio State in a contest considered to be a "Game of the Century". Pilney was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round (26th overall pick) of the 1936 NFL Draft.

Professional baseball career

Pilney began his professional baseball career in 1936 as an outfielder. While he spent most of the season with the minor league Syracuse Chiefs, he played three games with the Boston Bees in July. He appeared twice as a pinch hitter and once as a pinch runner, but did not play the field. He continued to play in the minors until 1939.

Coaching career

Pilney began his college football coaching career in 1942 when he was hired as backfield coach at Washington University in St. Louis.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Tulane Green Wave (Southeastern Conference) (1954–1961)
1954	Tulane	1–6–3	1–6–1	10th
1955	Tulane	5–4–1	3–3–1	T–6th
1956	Tulane	6–4	3–3	T–6th
1957	Tulane	2–8	1–5	11th
1958	Tulane	3–7	1–5	11th
1959	Tulane	3–6–1	0–5–1	11th
1960	Tulane	3–6–1	1–4–1	10th
1961	Tulane	2–8	1–5	T–10th
Tulane:		25–49–6	11–36–4
Total:		25–49–6

External links

• Andy Pilney at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)