Joe Utay | |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1887 |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Player Team1: | Texas A&M |
Player Years1: | 1905–1907 |
Player Positions: | Halfback |
Coach Years1: | 1908–1911 |
Coach Team1: | Holy Trinity / Dallas |
Admin Years1: | 1912–1913 |
Admin Team1: | Texas A&M |
Overall Record: | 15–7–1 |
Cfbhof Id: | 1238 |
Cfbhof Year: | 1974 |
Joseph Utay (May 2, 1887 – November 24, 1977) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. In 1914, he helped found the Southwest Conference. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. On November 4, 2012, Utay was also inducted into the University of Dallas Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1909, Utay led Holy Trinity College to a 7–1–1 season and the championship of the North Texas Interscholastic Association.[1] In his tutelage coaching football at Holy Trinity College, his teams compiled a 15–7–1 record.