George Ekaitis
Appearance
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Donora, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 15, 1906
Died | November 14, 1950 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 44)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1927–1930 | Western Maryland |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1933–1941 | Washington College |
1946–1947 | Washington College |
Lacrosse | |
1932–1934 | Washington College |
Track and field | |
1932–1932 | Washington College |
1946–1948 | Washington College |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1946–1948 | Washington College |
George Leo Ekaitis (July 15, 1906 – November 14, 1960) was an American college football player and coach and boxer. He attended Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) where he played football and won the NCAA lightweight boxing championship before graduating in 1931. He served as the head football coach at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland from 1933 to 1941 and 1946 to 1947. He also coached track and lacrosse at Washington College. He later coached football at Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Ekaitis committed suicide in 1960. He was inducted into the Washington College Hall of Fame in 1984.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ "George Ekaitis, Maryland Athletic Great, Takes Life". The Salisbury Times. November 16, 1960. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Western Maryland Star Is Found Dead In Home". The Sun. November 16, 1960. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Leo Ekaitis". Washington College. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Ekaitis Signed As Lehigh Coach Aide". Evening Sun. June 11, 1942. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1960 suicides
- 1960 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- McDaniel Green Terror football players
- McDaniel Green Terror men's lacrosse players
- Washington College Shoremen and Shorewomen athletic directors
- Washington College Shoremen football coaches
- Washington College Shoremen lacrosse coaches
- College boxers in the United States
- College track and field coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in New Jersey
- People from Donora, Pennsylvania
- Suicides by hanging in New Jersey