Bernard Francis Witucki (February 25, 1911 – April 8, 2000) was an American football player and coach. From 1935 to 1943, he was the head football coach at Washington High School in South Bend, Indiana, compiling a 60–10–6 record.[1] He was also the head football coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team during the 1953 and 1954 seasons.[2][3] He was fired after the 1954 team compiled a winless 0–11 record.[4][5] He died in 2000 at age 89 at his home in South Bend, Indiana.[6]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1911 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 2000 (aged 89) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame, George Washington |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1935–1943 | Washington HS (IN) |
| 1946–1948 | Evansville Memorial HS (IN) |
| 1949–1952 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 1953–1954 | Tulsa |
| 1955–1958 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–18 (college) 72–14–8 (high school) |
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1953–1954) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Tulsa | 3–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1954 | Tulsa | 0–11 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Tulsa: | 3–18 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–18 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Bernie Witucki". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Witucki Signs Pact, Succeeds Brothers". The Daily Oklahoman. January 21, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bernie Witucki". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Witucki Fired as Tulsa Grid Coach". The Daily Oklahoman. December 1, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bernie Witucki of Tulsa Fired". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1954. p. F3.
- ^ Jason Kelly (April 9, 2000). "Panther pride defined Witucki". The South Bend Tribune. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.