Bernie Masterson
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| Bernie Masterson | |
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.jpg) Masterson from 1947 Cornhusker |
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| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 10, 1911 Shenandoah, Iowa |
| Died | May 16, 1963 (aged 51) Chicago, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1931–1933 1934–1940 |
Nebraska Chicago Bears |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1940 1941 1945 1946–1947 1948 1950 1951 |
Stanford (assistant) UCLA (assistant) St. Mary's Naval Pre-Flight Nebraska NY Yankees (assistant) Iowa (backfield) Lewis (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–13 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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Bernard E. "Bernie" Masterson (August 10, 1911 – May 16, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1946 to 1947, compiling a record of 5–13.[1] Masterson played college football at Nebraska from 1931 to 1933.[2] He played professionally in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940.[3]
In 1940, Clark Shaughnessy hired Masterson to coach Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert.[4]
Masterson died of a heart attack in Chicago on May 16, 1963.[5]
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Nebraska | 3–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1947 | Nebraska | 2–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Nebraska: | 5–13 | 5–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–13 | ||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Bernard E. "Bernie" Masterson Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ All-Time Football Letterwinners, University of Nebraska, retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ Bernie Masterson, Pro Football Reference, retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ Ron Fimrite, A Melding Of Men All Suited To A T; Clark Shaughnessy was a dour theoretician, Frankie Albert an unrestrained quarterback and Stanford a team of losers, but combined they forever changed the game of football, Sports Illustrated, September 5, 1977.
- ^ AP (May 17, 1963). "Bernie Masterson, Played Football for Chicago Bears". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Bernie Masterson at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Bernie Masterson at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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