Jim Valek

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Jim Valek
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1928-01-25)January 25, 1928 Joliet, Illinois
Died	September 4, 2005(2005-09-04) (aged 77) Columbia, South Carolina
Playing career
1945–1948	Illinois
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959–1960 1961–1965 1966 1967–1970 1973–1975 1976–1978 1988	Illinois (assistant) Army (assistant) South Carolina (assistant) Illinois New England Patriots (special teams) New England Patriots (assistant gm) New York Knights
Head coaching record
Overall	8–32
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

James Joseph Valek (January 25, 1928 – September 4, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of 8–32.^[1] Valek also coached the New York Knights, of the Arena Football League, to a 2-10 record in 1988.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1967–1970)
1967	Illinois	4–6	3–4	T–5th
1968	Illinois	1–9	1–6	T–8th
1969	Illinois	0–10	0–7	10th
1970	Illinois	3–7	1–6	T–9th
Illinois:		8–32	5–23
Total:		8–32

↑ "Jim Valek Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Persondata
Name	Valek, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	January 25, 1928
Place of birth	Joliet, Illinois
Date of death	September 4, 2005
Place of death	Columbia, South Carolina

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