Fritz Febel | |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1909 |
Birth Place: | Crvenka, Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1932–1933 |
Player Team1: | Purdue |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1936–1942 |
Coach Team1: | Buffalo (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1952–1954 |
Coach Team2: | Buffalo |
Overall Record: | 4–19–1 |
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Friedrich "Fritz" Febel (November 3, 1909 – September 21, 1969) was a German-American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Buffalo from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 4–19–1.[1] Febel was an assistant football coach at Buffalo from 1936 to 1942. In 1946 he became an assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreations at the school.[2]
Febel was born into an ethnic German family[3] in Crvenka, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and immigrated to the United States when he was 12.[4] He became an all-star player for Lindblom High School in Chicago and Purdue University. In January 1935, he graduated from Purdue University with a B. S. degree.[5] He died at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York after suffering a heart attack.[6]