Albert Kawal Explained

Albert Kawal
Birth Date:4 July 1912
Birth Place:Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Safety Harbor, Florida, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1932–1934
Player Team2:Northwestern
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1933–1935
Player Team4:Northwestern
Player Positions:Guard (football)
Guard (basketball)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1936–1940
Coach Team2:Boston University (assistant)
Coach Years3:1941–1943
Coach Team3:Michigan State (line)
Coach Years4:1946
Coach Team4:Michigan State (line)
Coach Years5:1947–1948
Coach Team5:Drake
Coach Years6:1949–1954
Coach Team6:Temple
Coach Years7:1955–1958
Coach Team7:Southern Illinois
Coach Years8:1960–1961
Coach Team8:Tulane (line)
Coach Years9:1962
Coach Team9:Lafayette (assistant)
Coach Years10:1963–1964
Coach Team10:Tulsa (assistant)
Coach Sport11:Baseball
Coach Years12:1964
Coach Team12:Tulsa
Overall Record:52–53–6 (football)
10–12 (baseball)
Bowl Record:1–0
Awards:

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.[1]

Temple

Kawal he was the 15th head football coach at Temple University in Philadelphia and he held that position for six seasons, from 1949 until 1954. His record at Temple was 24–28–3.[2]

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.[3]

Personal life

Kawal was born on July 4, 1912, in Cicero, Illinois, to Peter and Martha (Yuknis) Kawal. On April 28, 1936, in Boston, he married Almyra P Wilcox (died August 26, 1951). On January 1, 1937, their daughter, Martha Allison Kawal (died September 9, 2011), was born in Boston. In 1952 he married Mary Louise Clifford (died July 30, 1999). He and Mary retired to Florida in the early 1970s. Kawal died on January 1, 1990, in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Head coaching record

College baseball

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/drake/coaching_records.php Drake Coaching Records
  2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php Temple Coaching Records
  3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/southern_illinois/coaching_records.php Southern Illinois Coaching Records