Ernie Hubka Explained

Ernest A. Hubka
State Legislature:Nebraska
District:30th
Term Start:1953
Term End:1957
Predecessor:Joseph P. Shalla
Successor:Willard Henry Waldo
Birth Date:13 August 1897
Birth Place:Virginia, Nebraska, U.S.
Residence:Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Occupation:Football Coach, Teacher, Lawyer
Ernie Hubka
Birth Date:13 August 1897
Player Years1:1917–1920
Player Team1:Nebraska
Player Positions:Fullback
Coach Years1:1928
Coach Team1:Omaha
Overall Record:4–3–1
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Ernest A. Hubka (August 13, 1897 – April 26, 1982) was an American football player and coach and also a member of the Nebraska Legislature.

Hubka played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1917 to 1920.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Omaha—now known as the University of Nebraska–Omaha—in 1928, compiling a record of 4–3–1.[2]

Before serving as the head football coach at the University of Omaha, Hubka was a high school teacher in Yuma, Colorado, and York, Nebraska, from 1922 to 1926. After serving as a head football coach, Hubka began practicing law in Beatrice, Nebraska. From 1930 to 1938, he served as the county attorney of Gage County, Nebraska, and from 1946 to 1952 he served on the Beatrice Board of Education. In 1952, Hubka was elected to the Nebraska Legislature to represent District 30. He served two terms in the Nebraska Legislature from 1953 to 1957.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Letter Winners. Nebraska Cornhuskers football. April 24, 2019. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044016/http://www.huskers.com/pdf4/134541.pdf. dead.
  2. News: Ernie Hubka has returned. Beatrice Daily Sun. October 31, 1928. April 24, 2019.