Joe Sheeketski

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joe Sheeketski
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1908-04-15)April 15, 1908
Died	April 22, 1995(1995-04-22) (aged 87)
Playing career
1930–1932	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1938 1939–1941 1945 1946 1947–1950 1951 1954	Holy Cross (MA) (backfield) Holy Cross (MA) Notre Dame (backfield) Iowa (line) Nevada New York Yanks (backfield) Dayton (backfield)
Head coaching record
Overall	39–29–3
Bowls	1–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Joseph L. Sheeketski (April 15, 1908 – April 22, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross from 1939 to 1941 and at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1947 to 1950, compiling a career college football record of 39–29–3.

Early life and playing career

Sheeketski attended prep school in Shadyside, Ohio. He played halfback at the University of Notre Dame from 1930 to 1932 and graduated from the university in 1933.^[1]

Coaching career

From 1933 to 1938, Sheeketski served as the backfield coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, working under fellow Notre Dame alumus, Eddie Anderson. Sheeketski succeeded Anderson as head coach in 1939 when Anderson left for the University of Iowa. Sheeketski was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942 to 1945. After World War II, Sheeketski returned to his alma mater as an assistant football coach for part of the 1945 season. The following year, he reunited with Anderson at Iowa and coached the line for the Hawkeyes.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Bowl/playoffs
Holy Cross Crusaders (Independent) (1939–1941)
1939	Holy Cross	7–2
1940	Holy Cross	4–5–1
1941	Holy Cross	4–4–2
Holy Cross:		15–11–3
Nevada Wolf Pack (Independent) (1947–1950)
1947	Nevada	9–2	W Salad
1948	Nevada	9–2	L Harbor
1949	Nevada	5–5
1950	Nevada	1–9
Nevada:		24–18
Total:		39–29–3

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 AP (March 8, 1947). "NEVADA APPOINTS SHEEKETSKI COACH; Former Notre Dame Star Gets Top Football Post--To Quit Job With Iowa Squad". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2010.

External links

Joe Sheeketski at the College Football Data Warehouse

Holy Cross Crusaders head football coaches

A. C. N. Peterson (1896–1897)
John J. Corbett # (1898)
Maurice Connor (1898–1902)
Frank Cavanaugh (1903–1905)
George King (1906)
Timothy Larkin (1907–1912)
Harry Von Kersberg (1913)
Luke Kelly (1914–1917)
Bart Sullivan (1918)
Cleo A. O'Donnell (1919–1929)
John McEwan (1930–1932)
Arthur Corcoran # (1932)
Eddie Anderson (1933–1938)
Joe Sheeketski (1939–1941)
Anthony Scanton (1942–1944)
John DaGrosa (1945–1947)
Bill Osmanski (1948–1949)
Eddie Anderson (1950–1964)
Mel Massucco (1965–1966)
Tom Boisture (1967–1968)
Bill Whitton (1969–1970)
Ed Doherty (1971–1975)
Neil Whelwright (1976–1980)
Rick E. Carter (1981–1985)
Mark Duffner (1986–1991)
Peter Vaas (1992–1995)
Dan Allen (1996–2003)
Tom Gilmore (2004–)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Nevada Wolf Pack head football coaches

Frank Taylor (1896)
No coach (1897)
F. F. Ellis (1898)
A. King Dickson (1899)
James Hopper (1900)
Allen Steckle (1901–1903)
Bruce Shorts (1904)
No coach (1905)
No team (1906–1914)
Jack Glascock (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
Ray Courtright (1919–1923)
Charles F. Erb (1924)
Buck Shaw (1925–1928)
George Philbrook (1929–1931)
C. L. "Brick" Mitchell (1932–1935)
Doug Dashiell (1936–1938)
Jim Aiken (1939–1946)
Joe Sheeketski (1947–1950)
No team (1951)
Glenn "Jake" Lawlor (1952–1954)
Gordon McEachron (1955–1958)
Dick Trachok (1959–1968)
Jerry Scattini (1969–1975)
Chris Ault (1976–1992)
Jeff Horton (1993)
Chris Ault (1994–1995)
Jeff Tisdel (1996–1999)
Chris Tormey (2000–2003)
Chris Ault (2004–2012)
Brian Polian (2013– )

Persondata
Name	Sheeketski, Joe
Alternative names	Sheeketski, Joseph L.
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	April 15, 1908
Place of birth
Date of death	April 22, 1995
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.