Frank Piekarski

Frank Piekarski
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1879-08-17)August 17, 1879
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Died August 15, 1951(1951-08-15) (aged 71)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1901–1904 Penn
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1905–1907 Washington & Jefferson
1914 Penn (line)

Frank Anthony Piekarski (August 17, 1879 – August 15, 1951)[1] was an American football player and coach who later served as a judge in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he played college football for the Penn Quakers as a guard from 1901 to 1904. Piekarski was a third-team selection to the 1903 College Football All-America Team and a consensus first-team pick on the 1904 College Football All-America Team. He was among the first Polish-Americans to gain recognition in college football.[2]

Following his graduation from Penn, Piekarski served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College from 1905 to 1907, leading the Presidents to a record of 25–7 in three seasons.[3] In 1914 he returned to his alma mater, Penn, as an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen under head coach George H. Brooke.[4]

Piekarski was also a lawyer. In 1933, he became a judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[5] Piekarski died in 1951 at Pittsburgh Hospital in Pittsburgh.[6][7] In 2005, he was named to the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905 Washington & Jefferson 9–3
1906 Washington & Jefferson 9–2
1907 Washington & Jefferson 7–2
Washington & Jefferson: 25–7
Total: 25–7

References

  1. ↑ Penn alumni directory
  2. 1 2 "Frank Piekarski". National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. June 9, 2005.
  3. ↑ "Presidents Football 2009". 2009 Football Guide. Washington & Jefferson College. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ "To Rehabilitate Football; Strong Efforts to Be Made at University of Pennsylvania—Team To Have Regular Trainer and Fewer Contents". Boston Evening Transcript. August 29, 1914. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Piekarski Chosen for County Bench". The Pittsburgh Press. May 6, 1933.
  6. ↑ "Frank Piekarski, Retired Jurist, 71: Allegheny County Ex-Judge in Pennsylvania Is Dead -- Once All-American In Football". The New York Times. August 15, 1951.
  7. ↑ "Piekarski Requiem Mass Friday: Former Judge Stroke Victim". The Pittsburgh Press. August 15, 1951.
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