Joe Zalusky
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1881 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1970 (aged 89) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Knox (IL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1904 | Oskaloosa Quakers |
| 1904 | Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters |
| 1906 | Rock Island Islanders |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1910 | Penn (IA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1906 | Penn (IA) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1904–1906 | Penn (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–8–5 (football) 0–2 (baseball) |
Joseph William Zalusky (March 30, 1881 – November 7, 1970) was a minor league baseball player[1] and an American football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Penn College—now known as William Penn University—in Oskaloosa, Iowa from 1904 to 1910, compiling a record of 19–8–5.[3] As a college football player at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, he was part of a 1902 squad that beat Northwestern, Kansas, and Notre Dame in three consecutive games.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joseph Zalusky". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "For One Special Day Knox was on Top of Football". qconline.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Joe Zalusky Football Helmet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 1936. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Knock Knock Who's There Knox". January 21, 1974. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1970 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters players
- Knox Prairie Fire football players
- Oskaloosa Quakers players
- Rock Island Islanders players
- William Penn Statesmen athletic directors
- William Penn Statesmen baseball coaches
- William Penn Statesmen football coaches
- Sportspeople from Minneapolis
- Players of American football from Minneapolis
- Sports coaches from Minneapolis