Joe Bedenk
| Joe Bedenk | |
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 Bedenk pictured in The Campanile 1926, Rice yearbook |
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 14, 1897 |
| Died | May 2, 1978 (aged 80) State College, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1921–1923 Baseball 1922–1923 |
Penn State Penn State |
| Position(s) | Guard (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1928–1930 1949 Baseball 1925–1926 1931–1962 |
Florida (assistant) Penn State Rice Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4 (football) 391–171–3 (basebeall) |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards Football All-American, 1923 |
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Fred Joseph "Joe" Bedenk (July 14, 1897 – May 2, 1978) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Rice University from 1925 to 1926 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1931 to 1962. Bedenk was also the head football coach at Penn State for one season in 1949, tallying a mark of 5–4.
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[edit] Playing career
Bedenk played guard for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. He was elected team captain and earned All-America honors in 1923. He graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Arts in finance in 1924.
[edit] Coaching career
Bedenk served for several years as Penn state's offensive line coach before being promoted to head coach for the 1949 season. After finishing the year at 5–4, Bedenk requested a return to coaching the offensive line and the university brought in Rip Engle as head coach, and Engle's quarterback from Brown University, Joe Paterno as an assistant coach.
[edit] Head coaching record
[edit] Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Penn State | 5–4 | |||||||
| Penn State: | 5–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–4 | ||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Nittany Lion Baseball Team Announces Team Awards". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2006-06-01. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20061208201311/http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=10352. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
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- 1890s births
- 1978 deaths
- American football offensive guards
- Florida Gators football coaches
- Penn State Nittany Lions baseball coaches
- Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
- Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Rice Owls baseball coaches
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania alumni
- People from Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
