Fred Trosko
Fred Trosko cropped from 1939 Michigan team photograph
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 16, 1917 |
| Died | February 6, 1999 (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| 1937–1939 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1964 | Eastern Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–56–4 |
Fred Trosko (September 5, 1917 – February 6, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He played at the halfback position for the University of Michigan football team from 1937 to 1939. He later served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University from 1952 to 1964.
Trosko attended Flint Northern High School where he was a star athlete in football, basketball and baseball, earning three varsity letters in each sport. In 1934, he was selected as an All-Michigan football player and broke the All-Valley Conference scoring record with 71 points (breaking his own record of 66 points set in 1933).
Trosko enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1936. Trosko was a multi-sport star at Michigan, earning nine letters in football, baseball and basketball. He played three years as a halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1937 to 1939. Trosko also handled place-kicking duties for the Wolverines and kicked the extra point that led Michigan to a 7-6 win over Illinois in 1937. He received the Meyer Morton Award in 1937 as the football player who showed the greatest development and most promise as a result of the annual spring practice. In 1939, he led Michigan to a 21-14 win over Ohio State when he ran 32 yards for the winning touchdown on a fake field goal attempt with 50 seconds left.
Trosko earned both bachelor's and master's degree in education from the University of Michigan.
After graduating from Michigan, Trosko accepted a position as the high school baseball, basketball and football coach at Hudson, Michigan. With the entry of the United States into World War II, Trosko joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. He attained the rank of captain and served two of his five years of military service in the European Theater of Operations. While serving in Europe, he met and married his wife. He was discharged from the military in May 1946.
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