Lloyd Brazil
Brazil from 1929 U. of D. yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 24, 1906 Bay City, Michigan |
| Died | April 3, 1964 (aged 57) Detroit, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Detroit |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–? | Detroit (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1946 | Detroit Titans |
| Baseball | |
| 1944–1952 | Detroit |
| 1955–1964 | Detroit |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1943–1951 | Detroit |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 184–118 (basketball) 222–144 (baseball) |
Lloyd Brazil (April 24, 1906 – April 3, 1965) was an American athlete, coach and athletic director at the University of Detroit for 38 years. He played halfback for the University of Detroit football team from 1927 to 1929 and was selected as an All-American in 1928 and 1929. After graduating, he remained at the University of Detroit and spent his entire professional career there. He served as the head coach of the baseball and basketball teams, assistant coach of the football team, and director of athletics. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1961 and the University of Detroit Titans Hall of Fame in 1977.
Brazil was a native of Bay City, Michigan, where his father once was a coal miner. He was a star athlete at Flint Central High School where he won ten varsity letters – four in football and three each in basketball and baseball. In two of his seasons at Flint Central, the school won the state football title, and "Brazil's stellar work playing no little part in his team's successes."
After graduating from Flint Central, Brazil enrolled at the University of Detroit where Notre Dame's All-American quarterback Gus Dorais had taken over as head football coach. In the two years prior to Brazil’s joining the team, Dorais' football teams at Detroit had compiled disappointing records of 5-4-0 (1925) and 3-6-0 (1926). Brazil joined the team in 1927, and Brazil led the team to a three-year record of 23-3-1 outscoring opponents 676 to 126. The best season was 1928 when he established an NCAA single-season record with 997 passing yards. He also led the 1928 Detroit team to a perfect 9-0 record, outscoring opponents 267 to 27. During Brazil’s time with the team, Detroit compiled a 19-game winning streak that stands unmatched in school history.
During Detroit's undefeated season in 1928, Brazil received widespread media attention, as reflected in the following excerpt:
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