Butch Stolfa
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1917 Cicero, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1976 (aged 58) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1938 | Luther |
| 1939 | Chicago Bears |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1949 | Augustana (IL) |
| 1950–1959 | Davenport Central HS (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1950 | Augustana (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–7–3 (college football) 23–35 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CCI (1949) | |
Anton James "Butch" Stolfa (September 6, 1917 – March 8, 1976) was an American football and basketball and coach.[1] He was selected in the 14th round of the 1939 NFL draft.[2] He served as the head football coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1947 to 1949, compiling a record of 14–7–3.[3] Stolfa was also he head basketball coach at Augustana from 1947 to 1950, tallying a mark of 23–35.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (College Conference of Illinois) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Augustana | 4–2–2 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Augustana | 4–3–1 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1949 | Augustana | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Augustana: | 14–7–3 | 10–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–7–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Anton Stolfa". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Anton Stolfa". luther.edu. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Augstana Men's Basketball Records". augustana.net. Retrieved October 18, 2018.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
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