Hugo Bezdek

Hugo Bezdek

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name=Hugo Francis Bezdek


DateOfBirth=birth date|1884|4|1|mf=y
Birthplace= Prague, Czech Republic
DateOfDeath=September 19, 1952
PlaceOfDeath= Atlantic City, New Jersey
Position=Head Coach
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coachingyears=1937-1938
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College coach infobox
Name = Hugo Francis Bezdek


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OverallRecord = 127-58-16
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Player = yes
Years = 1905
Team = Chicago
Position = Fullback
Coach = yes
CoachYears = 1906, 1913-1917
1908-1912
1918-1929
1949
CoachTeams = Oregon
Arkansas
Penn State
Delaware Valley
FootballHOF = 1954
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Hugo Francis Bezdek (April 1, 1884 in Prague, Czech Republic – September 19, 1952 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was a Czech-American sports figure in the first half of the 20th century.

Coaching history

After playing as a fullback at the University of Chicago, Bezdek began his football coaching career at the University of Oregon in 1906 but left after a year to become head coach at the University of Arkansas. Arkansas athletic teams carried the name of Cardinals until the close of 1909 season. Coach Bezdek referred to his team as “a wild band of Razorbacks” at a post-season rally following an unbeaten season. This nickname has been applied to Arkansas teams since that time. After five seasons at Arkansas, he returned to Oregon for six seasons.

While coaching in Oregon he also served as a scout for Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates, who hired him as their manager in the middle of the 1917 season. He managed the Pirates through 1919, achieving a 166-187 record.

While managing the Pirates he continued his football coaching career, moving from Oregon to Penn State in 1918; he was head coach there until 1929, amassing a 65-30-11 record that included two undefeated seasons and a Rose Bowl appearance. In the 1923 Rose Bowl, the Nittany Lions worked out in the Rose Bowl stadium, alternating with the Trojans. Lions coach Bezdek was noted for changing their play style frequently. [COACH BEZDEK CHANGES TEAM'S STYLE OF PLAY FOR THIRD TIME TROJANS TO TACKLE A REORGANIZED ELEVEN; Nittany Lions to Take Field With Almost a Completely New Bunch of Regulars. Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1922. Hugo "Spinx" Bezdek, commander-in-chief of the Penn State football squad, which is to meet the University of Southern California in the annual East-West Tournament of Roses New Year's Day game, changes the style of his eleven's play almost as much as a woman changes her mind.]

He also served as athletic director from 1918 to 1936, was interim basketball coach in 1919 (garnering an 11-2 record), and director of the School of Physical Education and Athletics from 1930 to 1937.

In 1937 Bezdek was hired by the Cleveland Rams as their first head coach after the team joined the NFL. His career with the team was brief, ending 3 games into the 1938 season with an abysmal 1-13 record. Nevertheless, he holds the distinction of being the only person to have served as both manager of an MLB team and head coach in the NFL.

As a college football coach, Bezdek achieved an overall 127-58-16 record. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Oregon Ducks
startyear = 1906, 1913
conf = no
endyear = 1917
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Oregon | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1906| overall = 5-0-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Oregon | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1913| overall = 3-3-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Oregon | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1914| overall = 4-2-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Oregon | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1915| overall = 7-2-0
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Oregon | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1916| overall = 7-0-1
bowloutcome = W | bowlname = Rose
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Oregon | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1917| overall = 4-3-0
CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Oregon
overall = 30-10-4
confrecord =
hiddencols = no
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Arkansas Razorbacks
startyear = 1908
conf = no
endyear = 1912
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Arkansas | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1908| overall = 5-4-0
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Arkansas | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1909| overall = 7-0-0
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Arkansas | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1910| overall = 7-1-0
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Arkansas | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1911| overall = 6-2-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Arkansas | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1912| overall = 4-6-0
CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Arkansas
overall = 29-13-1
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hiddencols = no
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Mare Island Marines
startyear = 1917
conf = no
endyear = single
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Mare Island | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1917| overall = 1-0
bowloutcome = W | bowlname = Rose
CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Mare Island
overall = 1-0-0
confrecord =
hiddencols = no
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Penn State Nittany Lions
startyear = 1918
conf = no
endyear = 1929
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1918| overall = 1-2-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1919| overall = 7-1-0
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1920| overall = 7-0-2
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1921| overall = 8-0-2
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1922| overall = 6-4-1
bowloutcome = L | bowlname = Rose
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1923| overall = 6-2-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1924| overall = 6-3-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1925| overall = 4-4-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1926| overall = 5-4-0
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1927| overall = 6-2-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1928| overall = 3-5-1
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Penn State | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1929| overall = 6-3-0
CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Penn State
overall = 65-30-11
confrecord =
hiddencols = no
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Delaware Valley Aggies
startyear = 1949
conf = no
endyear = single
CFB Yearly Record Entry | name = Delaware Valley | conference = no | ranking = no | ranking2 = no
year = 1949| overall = 2-5-0
CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Delaware Valley
overall = 2-5-0
confrecord =
hiddencols = no
CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 127-58-16
bcs = no
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ee also

*List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches)
*List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association
*Penn State Nittany Lions football under Hugo Bezdek
*Arkansas Razorbacks football, 1900-1909 and 1910-1919

External links

* [http://www.hogdb.com/db/coaching-records/8/Hugo-Bezdek/ HogDatabase | Football Records for Hugo Bezdek while at Arkansas]

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