Joe Zalusky

Joe Zalusky
Biographical details
Born(1881-03-30)March 30, 1881
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 7, 1970(1970-11-07) (aged 89)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1902Knox (IL)
Baseball
1904Oskaloosa Quakers
1904Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters
1906Rock Island Islanders
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1904–1910Penn (IA)
Baseball
1906Penn (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1904–1906Penn (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall19–8–5 (football)
0–2 (baseball)

Joseph William Zalusky (March 30, 1881 – November 7, 1970) was a minor league baseball player[1] and an American football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Penn College—now known as William Penn University—in Oskaloosa, Iowa from 1904 to 1910, compiling a record of 19–8–5.[3] As a college football player at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, he was part of a 1902 squad that beat Northwestern, Kansas, and Notre Dame in three consecutive games.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Zalusky". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "For One Special Day Knox was on Top of Football". qconline.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Joe Zalusky Football Helmet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 1936. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Knock Knock Who's There Knox". January 21, 1974. Retrieved August 5, 2018.