M. Francois D'Eliscu

M. Francois D'Eliscu

D'Eliscu pictured in Templar 1923, Temple yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1895-11-10)November 10, 1895 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	October 15, 1972(1972-10-15) (aged 76) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923	Temple
Basketball
1919–1923	Temple
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947	Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall	1–9–1 (football) 30–22 (basketball)

Milton Francois D'Eliscu (November 10, 1895 – October 15, 1972) was an American military officer, football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Temple University from 1922 to 1923, compiling a record of 1–9–1. D'Eliscu was also the head basketball coach at Temple from 1919 to 1923, tallying a mark of 30–22. D'Eliscu was the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1946 to 1947. he was an alumnus of Swarthmore College.

During World War I, D'Eliscu was stationed as an athletic director and instructor, also teaching bayonet fight. He taught combatives during World War II, instructing groups of servicemen including Army Rangers in wrestling, judo, boxing, and street fighting techniques.[1][2] D'Eliscu participated in the invasion of Makin Atoll and was awarded the Silver Star. [3]

His younger brother was lyricist and writer Edward Eliscu.[1]

D'Eliscu died on October 15, 1972, in Sarasota, Florida.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Temple Owls (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922	Temple	1–4–1
1923	Temple	0–5
Temple:		1–9–1
Total:		1–9–1

Bibliography

• D'Eliscu, Francois (1943). How to Prepare for Military Fitness. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. LCCN 43006734.
• D'Eliscu, Francois (1945). Hand to Hand Combat. Infantry School (U.S.).

References

1. Kiger, Patrick J. (September 8, 2020). "Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII". HistoryNet. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
2. "Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII". web.archive.org. December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
3. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/11/30/killer-instinct-how-one-man-taught-us-soldiers-to-fight-dirty-in-wwii/
4. "Area Obituaries". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. October 16, 1972. p. 4A. Retrieved April 26, 2016 – via Google News.

External links

• Kiger, Patrick J. (Summer 2020). "Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII". HistoryNet.com. World History Group. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
• "School for Rangers" (PDF). Yank, the Army Weekly. Vol. 1, no. 26. United States Army. December 9, 1942. pp. 7–9. Retrieved September 10, 2021.