Edward J. Hirshberg (December 27, 1908 – December 27, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh as an end and was team captain in 1931. Hirshberg served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1962, compiling a record of 5–19.[1] He also coached as an assistant at his alma mater, Pittsburgh, as well as St. Thomas College—now known as the University of Scranton, Dartmouth College, West Virginia University, and Yale University.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1908 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 1983 (aged 75) North Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1929–1931 | Pittsburgh |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932 | St. Thomas (PA) (assistant) |
| 1933–1935 | Pittsburgh (ends) |
| 1937–1939 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1940–1941 | West Virginia (ends) |
| 1942 | Yale (ends) |
| c. 1950–1959 | Carnegie Mellon (assistant) |
| 1960–1962 | Carnegie Mellon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–19 |
Hirshberg was born in Louisville, Kentucky. During World War II he served in the Pacific as a colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Hirschberg later owned and operated WEDO, a radio station in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was also a housing developer, owner of the Boldoc Country Club in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and had an association with the Family Furniture Store in McKeesport. Hirshberg died on December 27, 1983, in North Miami Beach, Florida.[3][4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Tech Tartans (West Penn Conference) (1960–1962) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Carnegie Tech | 3–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961 | Carnegie Tech | 1–7 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Carnegie Tech | 1–7 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| Carnegie Tech: | 5–19 | 3–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–19 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Ed Hirshberg To Aid Odell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. June 3, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Edward Hirshberg dies, All-American at Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 31, 1983. p. 30. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Litchfield, Edward H. (October 8, 1962). "Saturday's Hero Is Doing Fine". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
