M. Francois D'Eliscu

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M. Francois D'Eliscu
Milton Francois D'Eliscu.jpg
D'Eliscu pictured in Templar 1923, Temple yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1895-11-10)November 10, 1895
New York, New York
DiedOctober 15, 1972(1972-10-15) (aged 76)
Sarasota, Florida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Temple
Basketball
1919–1923Temple
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall1–9–1 (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. He was the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1946 to 1947. D'Eliscu was an alumnus of Swarthmore College. His military career included training American troops in unorthodox hand-to-hand combat techniques as detailed in the documentary "How America Learned to Fight Dirty.[1] He died on October 15, 1972 in Sarasota, Florida.[2]

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.).

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