Albert Kawal
American football player and coach, basketball player, baseball coach

Albert Kawal

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American football player and coach, basketball player, baseball coach
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Military officerSports coachBasketball coachSoldierOfficer
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Birth:
4 July 1912(Cicero, USA)
Death:
1 January 1990(Safety Harbor, USA)
Star sign:
Cancer
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Albert Peter Kawal (July 4, 1912 – January 1, 1990) was an American football and basketball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.He served as the head football coach at Drake University (1947–1948), Temple University (1949–1954), and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1960–1961), compiling a career college football record of 52–53–6.Kawal was also the head baseball coach at the University of Tulsa in 1964, tallying a mark of 10–12.He played football and basketball at Northwestern University

Coaching career

Drake

Kawal got his first head coaching job as the 16th head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for two seasons, from 1947 until 1948.His record at Drake was 8–10–1.

Temple

Kawalhe was the 15th head football coach at Temple University in Philadelphia and he held that position for six seasons, from 1949 until 1954.Hisrecord at Temple was 24–28–3.

Southern Illinois

Kawal was the eighth head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and served there four seasons, from 1955 until 1958.His record at Southern Illinois was 20–15–2.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference)
1947 Drake 1–7–1 1–3 4th
1948 Drake 7–3 1–1 3rd W Salad
Drake: 8–10–1 2–4
Temple Owls (Independent)
1949 Temple 5–4
1950 Temple 4–4–1
1951 Temple 6–4
1952 Temple 2–7–1
1953 Temple 4–4–1
1954 Temple 3–5
Drake: 24–28–3
Southern Illinois Salukis (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
1955 Southern Illinois 4–4–2 4–1–1 3rd
1956 Southern Illinois 4–5 3–3 T–3rd
1957 Southern Illinois 5–4 3–3 T–4th
1958 Southern Illinois 7–2 4–2 T–2nd
Southern Illinois: 20–15–2 14–9–1
Total: 52–53–6