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Joseph J. Carlin

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Jeff Carlin
Biographical details
Born(1905-06-05)June 5, 1905
DiedApril 14, 1957(1957-04-14) (aged 51)
Playing career
1921–1924Washington & Jefferson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1945Case Tech (Asst.)
1945Case Tech
Basketball
1930–1946Case Tech
1944–1946Cleveland Allmen Transfers (NBL)
Head coaching record
Overall83–126 (college basketball)
17–48 (professional basketball)
0–4 (college football)

Joseph Jefferson "Jeff" Carlin (June 5, 1905 – April 14, 1957) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.

Carlin attended high school at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, New York, where he was a star baseball, basketball, and football athlete.[1] Collegiately, he played baseball, basketball, and football for the Washington & Jefferson Presidents, most notably playing in the 1922 Rose Bowl for the national title. He declined an offer from the New York Giants professional baseball team to coach college basketball.[2]

Carlin was a long time basketball coach at Case Tech in Cleveland, Ohio from 1930–1946. He was also a head college coach football for four games in 1945.[3]

From 1944–1946, he was the head basketball coach of the NBL's Cleveland Allmen Transfers and star player Mel Riebe.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Case Tech Rough Riders (Independent) (1945)
1945 Case Tech 0–4
Case Tech: 0–4
Total: 0–4


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