Doc Skender

Doc Skender
Biographical details
Born	October 26, 1906; Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 17, 1969 (aged 62); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1930	Duquesne
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1943	Duquesne (freshmen)
1944–1949	Duquesne (assistant)
1950	Duquesne (acting HC)
Baseball
1951–1969	Duquesne
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1969	Duquesne
Head coaching record
Overall	2–6–1 (football); 227–96 (baseball)

Louis E. "Doc" Skender (October 26, 1906 – August 17, 1969) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Duquesne University from 1951 to 1969, compiling a record of 227–96. Skender was also the athletic director at Duquesne from 1951 to 1969 and served one season, in 1950, as acting head football coach, tallying a mark of 2–6–1. A native of Cherryville, Pennsylvania, Skender played college football at Duquesne as a tackle. He died at the age of 63, on August 17, 1969, at St. Clair Memorial Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Duquesne Dukes (Independent) (1950)
1950	Duquesne	2–6–1
Duquesne:		2–6–1
Total:		2–6–1

References

^ "Duquesne's Doc Skender Dies After Brief Illness". The Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. United Press International. August 18, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved May 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Doc Skender at Find a Grave

[1] "Duquesne's Doc Skender Dies After Brief Illness". The Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. United Press International. August 18, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved May 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

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