M. Francois D'Eliscu
 D'Eliscu pictured in Templar 1923, Temple yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1895 New York, New York |
| Died | October 15, 1972 (aged 76) Sarasota, Florida |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1923 | Temple |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1923 | Temple |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1947 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–9–1 (football) 30–22 (basketball) |
Milton Francois D'Eliscu (November 10, 1895 – October 15, 1972) was an American military officer, football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Temple University from 1922 to 1923, compiling a record of 1–9–1. D'Eliscu was also the head basketball coach at Temple from 1919 to 1923, tallying a mark of 30–22. He was the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1946 to 1947. D'Eliscu was an alumnus of Swarthmore College. He died on October 15, 1972 in Sarasota, Florida.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Temple | 1–4–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Temple | 0–5 | |||||||
| Temple: | 1–9–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–9–1 | ||||||||
Bibliography
- D'Eliscu, Francois (1943). How to Prepare for Military Fitness. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. LCCN 43006734.
- D'Eliscu, Francois (1945). Hand to Hand Combat. Infantry School (U.S.).
References
- ^ "Area Obituaries". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. October 16, 1972. p. 4A. Retrieved April 26, 2016 – via Google News.
External links
- Kiger, Patrick J. (Summer 2020). "Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII". HistoryNet.com. World History Group. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- "School for Rangers" (PDF). Yank, the Army Weekly. Vol. 1, no. 26. United States Army. 9 December 1942. pp. 7–9. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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