Hugo Bezdek
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1884 Prague, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | September 19, 1952 (aged 68) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1905 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1906 | Oregon |
| 1907 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1908–1912 | Arkansas |
| 1913–1916 | Oregon |
| 1918–1929 | Penn State |
| 1937–1938 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1949 | Delaware Valley |
| Basketball | |
| 1906–1907 | Oregon |
| 1913–1917 | Oregon |
| 1919 | Penn State (interim HC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1908–1913 | Arkansas |
| 1914–1917 | Oregon |
| 1917–1919 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1920–1930 | Penn State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1918–1936 | Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 127–58–16 (college football) 1–13 (NFL) 28–37 (college basketball) 166–187 (MLB) 222–123–1 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1954 (profile) |
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Hugo Francis Bezdek (April 1, 1884 – September 19, 1952) was a Czech American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon (1906, 1913–1917), the University of Arkansas (1908–1912), Pennsylvania State University (1918–1929), and Delaware Valley College (1949). Bezdek also coached the Mare Island Marines in the 1918 Rose Bowl and the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1937 and part of the 1938 season. In addition, Bezdek coached basketball at Oregon (1906–1907, 1913–1917) and Penn State (1919), coached baseball at Arkansas (1909–1913), Oregon (1914–1917) and Penn State (1920–1930), and served as the manager of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates (1917–1919). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.
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 years at Arkansas, he returned to Oregon for six seasons.
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