Edward L. Kluska (1917 – April 20, 1996) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Xavier University from 1947 to 1954, compiling a record of 42–33–4.[1] He died following a stroke on April 20, 1996, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1996 (aged 79) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1939 | Xavier |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1939 | Xavier |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1939 | Xavier |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1942 | Xavier (assistant) |
| 1943–1946 | Purcell HS (OH) |
| 1947–1954 | Xavier |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–33–4 (college) 31–1–3 (high school) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Musketeers (Independent) (1947–1954) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Xavier | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Xavier | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1949 | Xavier | 10–1 | W Salad | ||||||
| 1950 | Xavier | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Xavier | 9–0–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Xavier | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1953 | Xavier | 2–7–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Xavier | 2–8 | |||||||
| Xavier: | 43–33–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 43–33–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ed Kluska". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. December 20, 1946. p. 29. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Morgan, Sharon (April 22, 1996). "Edward Kluska coached Xavier, Purcell teams". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 8. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
