Biographical details | |
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Born | Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 17, 1879
Died | August 15, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 71)
Playing career | |
1901–1904 | Penn |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1905–1907 | Washington & Jefferson |
1914 | Penn (line) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 26–7 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Frank Anthony Piekarski (August 17, 1879 – August 15, 1951) [1] was an American football player and coach who later served as a judge in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he played college football for the Penn Quakers as a guard from 1901 to 1904. Piekarski was a third-team selection to the 1903 College Football All-America Team and a consensus first-team pick on the 1904 College Football All-America Team. He was among the first Polish-Americans to gain recognition in college football. [2]
Following his graduation from Penn, Piekarski served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College from 1905 to 1907, leading the Red and Black to a record of 25–7 in three seasons. [3] In 1914 he returned to his alma mater, Penn, as an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen under head coach George H. Brooke. [4]
Piekarski was also a lawyer. In 1933, he became a judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. [5] Piekarski died in 1951 at Pittsburgh Hospital in Pittsburgh. [6] [7] In 2005, he was named to the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. [2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington & Jefferson Red and Black (Independent) (1905–1907) | |||||||||
1905 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–3 | |||||||
1906 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | |||||||
1907 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–2 | |||||||
Washington & Jefferson: | 26–7 | ||||||||
Total: | 26–7 |