Gene Augusterfer | |
Position: | Fullback, defensive back |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 180 |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1913 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
High School: | St. John's College (Washington, D.C.) |
College: | Catholic University |
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Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 1 |
Pfr: | AuguGe20 |
Eugene Francis Augusterfer (October 4, 1913 – January 15, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback and defensive back for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL) in 1935. Augusterfer served as head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello—from 1943 to 1944 and at his alma mater, Catholic University, in 1947. Augusterfer died on January 15, 1957, following a year-long illness. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[1] [2]