Marty Brill (American football)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | March 13, 1906
Died | April 30, 1973 Los Angeles, California | (aged 67)
Playing career | |
1927 | Penn |
1929–1930 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1931 | Staten Island Stapletons |
1931 | Columbia (assistant) |
1932 | La Salle (assistant) |
1933–1939 | La Salle |
1940–1941 | Loyola (CA) |
1946 | Notre Dame (backfield) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 40–35–6 (college) 3–3–1 (NFL) |
Martin Brill (March 13, 1906 – April 30, 1973) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1931 season. Brill was the head football coach at La Salle University from 1933 to 1939 and at Loyola Marymount University from 1940 to 1941, compiling a career college football coaching record of 40–35–6. Brill died of a heart attack at age 67 on April 30, 1973 in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Playing career
Brill played football as freshman at the University of Pennsylvania in 1927 before transferring to the University of Notre Dame, where he played from 1929 to 1930. He received All-American honors in 1930 as a halfback with the Irish.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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La Salle Explorers (Independent) (1933–1939) | |||||||||
1933 | La Salle | 3–3–2 | |||||||
1934 | La Salle | 7–0–1 | |||||||
1935 | La Salle | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1936 | La Salle | 6–4–1 | |||||||
1937 | La Salle | 2–7 | |||||||
1938 | La Salle | 4–4 | |||||||
1939 | La Salle | 6–1–1 | |||||||
La Salle: | 32–23–6 | ||||||||
Loyola Lions (Independent) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
1940 | Loyola | 3–7 | |||||||
1941 | Loyola | 5–5 | |||||||
Loyola: | 8–12 | ||||||||
Total: | 40–35–6 |
References
- ^ "Marty Brill Dies in Los Angeles". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Associated Press. May 1, 1973. p. 24. Retrieved September 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
Categories:
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