Ben Wolfson Explained

Ben Wolfson
Player Years1:	1927–1930
Player Team1:	East Stroudsburg
Coach Years1:	1940
Coach Team1:	Catasauqua HS (PA)
Coach Years2:	1942
Coach Team2:	Moravian
Coach Years3:	1943–1945
Coach Team3:	Lafayette
Coach Years4:	1946
Coach Team4:	Scranton Miners
Coach Years5:	1947
Coach Team5:	Wilkes–Barre Barons
Overall Record:	15–12–2
Championships:	2 Middle Three (1943–1944)

Ben Wolfson was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1942 and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 1943 to 1945, compiling a career college football coaching record of 15–12–2.

High school coaching

Wolfson was the head football coach at Catasauqua High School in Northampton, Pennsylvania in 1940.^[1]

Moravian College

Wolfson served as the head football coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for one season in 1942.^[2]

Lafayette College

When Moravian shut down sports during World War II, Wolfson took the head coaching job at Lafayette College, which he held for three seasons, from 1943 to 1945.^[3]

Professional football

Wolfson served as the head coach of the Scranton Miners (1946) and Wilkes–Barre Barons (1947) of the American Football League.^{[4] [5]}

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catasauqua is 6 to 0 winner over Leighton. November 10, 1940. The Morning Call. newspapers.com. December 4, 2019.
2. News: Ben Wolfson, 1942 Moravian college football coach, named to similar post at Lafayette. newspaperarchive.com. Ogden Standard-Examiner. August 30, 1943. December 4, 2019.
3. Book: Bradley, Michael. Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. Potomac Books. November 30, 2006. December 4, 2019.
4. Web site: 1946 Scranton Miners (AFL). Pro Football Archives. December 4, 2019.
5. Web site: 1947 Wilkes-Barre Barons (AFL). Pro Football Archives. December 4, 2019.