Albert Kawal
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cicero, Illinois | July 4, 1912
Died | January 1, 1990 Safety Harbor, Florida | (aged 77)
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1932–1934 | Northwestern |
Basketball | |
1933–1935 | Northwestern |
Position(s) | Guard (football) Guard (basketball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1936–1940 | Boston University (assistant) |
1941–1943 | Michigan State (line) |
1946 | Michigan State (line) |
1947–1948 | Drake |
1949–1954 | Temple |
1955–1958 | Southern Illinois |
1960–1961 | Tulane (line) |
1962 | Lafayette (assistant) |
1963–1964 | Tulsa (assistant) |
Baseball | |
1964 | Tulsa |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 52–53–6 (football) 10–12 (baseball) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Albert Peter Kawal (July 4, 1912 – January 1, 1990) was an American football and basketball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Drake University (1947–1948), Temple University (1949–1954), and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1960–1961), compiling a career college football record of 52–53–6. Kawal was also the head baseball coach at the University of Tulsa in 1964, tallying a mark of 10–12. He played football and basketball at Northwestern University
Coaching career[]
Drake[]
Kawal got his first head coaching job as the 16th head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for two seasons, from 1947 until 1948. His record at Drake was 8–10–1.[1]
Temple[]
Kawal he was the 15th head football coach at Temple University in Philadelphia and he held that position for six seasons, from 1949 until 1954. His record at Temple was 24–28–3.[2]
Southern Illinois[]
Kawal was the eighth head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and served there four seasons, from 1955 until 1958. His record at Southern Illinois was 20–15–2.[3]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
1947 | Drake | 1–7–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
1948 | Drake | 7–3 | 1–1 | 3rd | W Salad | ||||
Drake: | 8–10–1 | 2–4 | |||||||
Temple Owls (Independent) (1949–1954) | |||||||||
1949 | Temple | 5–4 | |||||||
1950 | Temple | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1951 | Temple | 6–4 | |||||||
1952 | Temple | 2–7–1 | |||||||
1953 | Temple | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1954 | Temple | 3–5 | |||||||
Drake: | 24–28–3 | ||||||||
Southern Illinois Salukis (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1955–1958) | |||||||||
1955 | Southern Illinois | 4–4–2 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1956 | Southern Illinois | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1957 | Southern Illinois | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1958 | Southern Illinois | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Southern Illinois: | 20–15–2 | 14–9–1 | |||||||
Total: | 52–53–6 |
Personal life[]
Albert Peter "Al" Kawal was born July 4, 1912 in Cicero, Illinois to Peter and Martha (Yuknis) Kawal. On April 28, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, he married Almyra P Wilcox (died August 26, 1951). On January 1, 1937 their daughter, Martha Allison Kawal (died September 9, 2011), was born in Boston. In 1952 he married Mary Louise Clifford (died July 30, 1999). He and Mary retired to Florida in the early 1970s. Kawal died on January 1, 1990 in Safety Harbor, Florida.
References[]
- ^ Drake Coaching Records Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Temple Coaching Records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
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