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| name = Craig Fertig |
| name = Craig Fertig |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|05|07}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|05|07}} |
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| birth_place = |
| birth_place = [[Bell, California]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|10|04|1942|05|07}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|10|04|1942|05|07}} |
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| death_place = [[Newport Beach, California]] |
| death_place = [[Newport Beach, California]] |
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| sport = [[American football|Football]] |
| sport = [[American football|Football]] |
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| overall_record = 10 |
| overall_record = 10–34–1 ({{winning percentage|10|34|1}}) |
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| CFbDWID = 755 |
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| player_years = 1961–1964 |
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| player_teams = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] |
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| player_positions = [[Quarterback]] |
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| coach_years = 1965–1973<br>1974<br>1975<br>1976–1979 |
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| coach_teams = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (assistant)<br>[[Portland Storm]] (assistant)<br>[[USC Trojans football|USC]] (assistant)<br> |
| coach_teams = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (assistant)<br>[[Portland Storm]] (WFL) (assistant)<br>[[USC Trojans football|USC]] (assistant)<br>[[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] |
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'''Craig Fertig''' (May 7, 1942 |
'''Craig Fertig''' (May 7, 1942 – October 4, 2008) was an [[American football]] player and coach.<ref name=cfoblat>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/05/local/me-fertig5 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |title=Craig Fertig 1942–2008 |agency=obituary |last=Wharton |first=David |date=October 5, 2008 |accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name=uscathds>{{cite web|url=http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100408aaa.html |publisher=USC Athletics |title=Craig Fertig dies |date=October 4, 2008 |accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> He was the [[head coach]] at [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State University]] from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 10–34–1 ({{winning percentage|10|34|1}}) in four seasons. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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Fertig attended the [[ |
Fertig attended the [[University of Southern California]] where he was a star [[quarterback]] for the [[USC Trojans football|Trojans]]. In [[1964 USC Trojans football team|1964]], he set eight school passing records and threw the game-winning touchdown against top-ranked [[1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]].<ref name=cfoblat/><ref name=uscshnd>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VP1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4755%2C5577688 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=USC shocks Notre Dame |date=November 29, 1964 |page=1B }}</ref><ref name=espnapob>{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3625573 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |title=Record-setting USC quarterback, analyst Fertig dies |date=October 4, 2008 |accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Coaching career== |
==Coaching career== |
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Fertig |
Selected late in the [[1965 NFL Draft]], 270th overall, Fertig opted not to play pro football and began coaching in [[1965 college football season|1965]] at USC. From 1965 to 1975, he served as an assistant coach with the Trojans, except for a year in the [[World Football League|WFL]] in 1974. Fertig was hired as an assistant coach with the [[Portland Storm]], but the team only lasted one season. The [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] impounded the franchise at the conclusion of the 1974 season and Fertig returned to USC as an assistant in 1975.<ref name=fwhj>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7u9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=be0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4015%2C4583812 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Craig Fertig wants head job |date=November 11, 1975 |page=13}}</ref> |
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In December 1975, Fertig was named the head coach at [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State University]], with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.<ref name=fttscdee>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6162%2C3600163| newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Conrad |first=John |title=Fertig tapped to succeed Dee |date=December 12, 1975 |page=1B }}</ref><ref name=fgbp>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xzYwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4422%2C4103029 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Fertig gets Beaver post |agency=Associated Press |date=December 12, 1975 |page=24}}</ref> He was fired in October 1979, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.<ref name=abrfbfd>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XMpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529%2C4278287 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired |agency=Associated Press |date=October 11, 1979 |page=3C}}</ref> He coached through the end of the season,<ref name=hemsh>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kBVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810%2C7090510 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Conrad |first=John |title= Keeping his head up and mouth shut |date=November 23, 1979 |page=1B }}</ref> and lost the finale to [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] 24-3 in the [[Civil War (college football game)|Civil War]], the Beavers' fifth straight loss to the Ducks.<ref name=dwitwbut>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=khVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C7762972 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Withers |first=Bud |title=Ducks win it the way Beavers used to, 24-3 |date=November 25, 1979 |page= }}</ref> |
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In December 1975, Fertig was named the head coach at [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State University]], with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year. |
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<ref>''[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xzYwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4422%2C4103029 Spokane Daily Chronicle]'' - Fertig gets Beaver post - ''Associated Press'' - 1975-12-12 - p.24</ref> He remained in that role with the Beavers from 1976 to 1979, where he posted a 10–34–1 record. He was fired in October 1979, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.<ref>''[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XMpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529%2C4278287 Lewiston Morning Tribune]'' - Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired - ''Associated Press'' - 1979-10-11 - p.3C</ref> |
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Fertig served as an assistant [[athletic director]] for the Trojans |
Fertig served as an assistant [[athletic director]] for the Trojans,<ref name=SI022288>{{cite journal |url=http://www.si.com/vault/1988/02/22/117185/bred-to-be-a-superstar-todd-marinovich-was-groomed-from-infancy-to-be-a-top-notch-quarterback |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Looney |first=Douglas S. |title=Bred to be a superstar] |date=February 22, 1988 |accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> and was later a broadcaster.<ref name=uscathds/> |
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==Family and death== |
==Family and death== |
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Fertig |
Born in [[Bell, California]], Fertig was from [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]], where his father was chief of police.<ref name=cfoblat/><ref name=cbodw>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F2YyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JrcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4200%2C7090082 |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |agency=Associated Press |title=Craig Fertig is back of the week |date=October 29, 1964 |page=39}}</ref> He graduated from [[Huntington Park High School]] and enrolled at USC. Fertig's sister Trudy also attended USC and married former USC lineman [[Marv Marinovich]]; their son [[Todd Marinovich]] is Fertig's nephew.<ref name="SI022288"/> |
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Fertig died |
Fertig died in 2008 at age 66 of [[kidney failure]] at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]] on October 4.<ref name=cfoblat/><ref name=uscathds/> USC remembered him with a moment of silence at the game against [[2008 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] that evening.<ref>{{cite news | title=Fertig, quarterback, analyst for USC, dies at 66 | date= | publisher= |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/04/sports/FBC-Obit-Fertig.php | work =Herald Tribune | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-04 | language = }}</ref> |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{CFBCR|755|Craig Fertig}} |
* {{CFBCR|755|Craig Fertig}} |
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* {{Find a Grave|30373278}} |
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30373278 findagrave.com] - Craig Fertig |
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Revision as of 20:31, 11 October 2014
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | May 7, 1942 Bell, California |
| Died | October 4, 2008 (aged 66) Newport Beach, California |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–34–1 (.233) |
Craig Fertig (May 7, 1942 – October 4, 2008) was an American football player and coach.[1][2] He was the head coach at Oregon State University from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 10–34–1 (.233) in four seasons.
Playing career
Fertig attended the University of Southern California where he was a star quarterback for the Trojans. In 1964, he set eight school passing records and threw the game-winning touchdown against top-ranked Notre Dame.[1][3][4]
Coaching career
Selected late in the 1965 NFL Draft, 270th overall, Fertig opted not to play pro football and began coaching in 1965 at USC. From 1965 to 1975, he served as an assistant coach with the Trojans, except for a year in the WFL in 1974. Fertig was hired as an assistant coach with the Portland Storm, but the team only lasted one season. The IRS impounded the franchise at the conclusion of the 1974 season and Fertig returned to USC as an assistant in 1975.[5]
In December 1975, Fertig was named the head coach at Oregon State University, with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.[6][7] He was fired in October 1979, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.[8] He coached through the end of the season,[9] and lost the finale to Oregon 24-3 in the Civil War, the Beavers' fifth straight loss to the Ducks.[10]
Fertig served as an assistant athletic director for the Trojans,[11] and was later a broadcaster.[2]
Family and death
Born in Bell, California, Fertig was from Huntington Beach, where his father was chief of police.[1][12] He graduated from Huntington Park High School and enrolled at USC. Fertig's sister Trudy also attended USC and married former USC lineman Marv Marinovich; their son Todd Marinovich is Fertig's nephew.[11]
Fertig died in 2008 at age 66 of kidney failure at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach on October 4.[1][2] USC remembered him with a moment of silence at the game against Oregon that evening.[13]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Oregon State Beavers (Pac-8/Pac-10) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Oregon State | 2–10 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1977 | Oregon State | 3–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1978 | Oregon State | 3–7–1 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1979 | Oregon State | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| Oregon State: | 10–34–1 | 5–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–34–1 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ a b c d Wharton, David (October 5, 2008). "Craig Fertig 1942–2008". Los Angeles Times. obituary. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Craig Fertig dies". USC Athletics. October 4, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "USC shocks Notre Dame". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 29, 1964. p. 1B.
- ^ "Record-setting USC quarterback, analyst Fertig dies". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Craig Fertig wants head job". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 11, 1975. p. 13.
- ^ Conrad, John (December 12, 1975). "Fertig tapped to succeed Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ "Fertig gets Beaver post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. December 12, 1975. p. 24.
- ^ "Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 11, 1979. p. 3C.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 23, 1979). "Keeping his head up and mouth shut". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1979). "Ducks win it the way Beavers used to, 24-3". Eugene Register-Guard.
- ^ a b Looney, Douglas S. (February 22, 1988). "Bred to be a superstar]". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Craig Fertig is back of the week". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. October 29, 1964. p. 39.
- ^ "Fertig, quarterback, analyst for USC, dies at 66". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-10-04.