Joe Skladany
 Skladany in 1932 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1911 Larksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1972 (aged 61) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1931–1933 | Pittsburgh |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1937–1942 | Carnegie Tech (assistant) |
| 1943 | Carnegie Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–4–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1975 (profile) | |
Joseph Peter "Muggsy" Skladany (May 25, 1911 – August 9, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was consensus All-American at end in 1932 and 1933. Skladany played professionally for one season, in 1934, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL).
Skladany served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—for one season, in 1943, compiling a record of 0–4–1.
Skladany was found dead on August 9, 1972, at the Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[1] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1975.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Tech Tartans (Independent) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Carnegie Tech | 0–4–1 | |||||||
| Carnegie Tech: | 0–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–4–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Skladany Dies, Pitt Grid Great". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 10, 1972. p. 18. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
[edit]- Joe Skladany at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1972 deaths
- American people of Slovak descent
- People from Larksville, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- American football ends
- Carnegie Mellon Tartans football coaches
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees