Marvin Allen "Mal" Stevens (April 14, 1900 – December 6, 1979)[1] was an American football player, coach, naval officer, and orthopedic surgeon. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1928 to 1932 and New York University (NYU) from 1934 to 1941. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974.
 Stevens, c. 1942 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1900 Stockton, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1979 (aged 79) Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1919–1921 | Washburn |
| 1923 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924–1927 | Yale (assistant) |
| 1928–1932 | Yale |
| 1933 | Yale (freshmen) |
| 1934–1941 | NYU |
| 1943 | Sampson NTS |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–47–10 (college) 1–4–1 (AAFC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-American (1923) | |
| Records | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |  Lt. Commander |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1974 (profile) | |
Early life, playing career, and education
editBorn in Stockton, Kansas, Stevens attended Washburn College for three years before transferring to Yale College.[1] At Washburn, Stevens competed on the football, basketball, baseball, tennis, and track and field teams.[2] He played halfback on Yale's undefeated 1923 football team.[1] He graduated from Yale in 1925 and was a member of Skull and Bones.[3] He graduated from Yale Medical School in 1929.[1]
Coaching career and military service
editStevens coached the Yale football team from 1928 to 1932, leaving to become the 21st head football coach at New York University in 1934.[1][4] His coached at NYU through the 1941 season, compiling a record of 33 wins, 34 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him second at NYU in total wins and tenth at NYU in winning percentage.[5] Stevens was awarded a place in the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame for his coaching efforts.[6]
Stevens then served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy during World War II.[1] In 1946 he became head coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference.[1] He was the Eastern Director of the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute and Clinic in Jersey City, New Jersey and clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at Bellevue Hospital Center.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1928–1932) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Yale | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1929 | Yale | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Yale | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Yale | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| 1932 | Yale | 2–2–3 | |||||||
| Yale: | 21–11–8 | ||||||||
| NYU Violets (Independent) (1934–1941) | |||||||||
| 1934 | NYU | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | NYU | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | NYU | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | NYU | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1938 | NYU | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1939 | NYU | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1940 | NYU | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1941 | NYU | 2–7 | |||||||
| NYU: | 33–34–2 | ||||||||
| Sampson Naval Training Station Bluejackets (Independent) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Sampson NTS | 7–2 | |||||||
| Sampson NTS: | 7–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 61–47–10 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h McGowen, Deane (December 7, 1979). "Dr. Mal Stevens, Football Coach At Yale and N.Y.U., Dead at 79; Served on Boxing Board Naval Officer in World War II" (PDF). The New York Times. p. D14. Retrieved April 26, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Mal Stevens". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Yale Societies Hold Their Annual Tap Day". New York Times. May 16, 1924. p. 22.
- ^ James Quirk (2004). The Ultimate Guide to College Football. University of Illinois Press. p. 293. ISBN 9780252072260.
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- ^ New York Coaching Records Archived December 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NYU Athletics - Hall of Fame