Tom Kurucz (born c. 1947) is a former American football coach.
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Chicago |
| 1982–1986 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–6 |
Coaching career
editChicago
editKurucz was the head football coach at the University of Chicago. He held that position for the 1979 season. His coaching record at Chicago was 2–6.[1]
Assistant coaching and steroids
editKurucz later became an assistant coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[2] During his time at South Carolina, he was implicated in a steroid use scandal after an article in Sports Illustrated alleged that steroid use was widespread in the program. After the article, Kurucz and two other assistant coaches, pleaded guilty to charges of illegally buying steroids. Kurucz also pleaded guilty to providing steroids to players.[3]
Kurucz was the offensive coordinator at Baker University (Kans.) for two seasons, 1996–1997.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Maroons (Midwest Conference) (1979) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Chicago | 2–6 | 1–3 | T–4th (Red) | |||||
| Chicago: | 2–6 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Chicago Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Records Carolina Football" (PDF). CBS Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "No Gamecock Sanctions". New York Times. July 27, 1990. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
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