Joe Zabilski Explained

Joe Zabilski
Birth Date:4 July 1917
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1938–1940
Player Team2:Boston College
Player Years3:1942
Player Team3:North Carolina Pre-Flight
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1946–1947
Coach Team2:Maine (line)
Coach Years3:1948–1971
Coach Team3:Northeastern
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:?–1948
Coach Team5:Maine (freshmen)
Coach Years6:1948–1958
Coach Team6:Northeastern
Coach Sport7:Track and field
Coach Years8:?–1948
Coach Team8:Maine (freshmen)
Admin Years1:1976–1983
Admin Team1:Northeastern
Overall Record:101–77–6 (football)
82–109 (basketball)

Joseph P. Zabilski (July 4, 1917 – April 27, 2002)[1] was an American football and basketball and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1948 to 1971, compiling a record of 101–77–6. Zabilski was also the head basketball coach at Northeastern from 1948 to 1958, tallying a mark of 82–109.

Zabilski played college football at Boston College from 1938 to 1940. During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Navy. While in the service, he played on the North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters football team in 1942 coached by Jim Crowley. In 1946, Zabilski was named line coach at the University of Maine under head coach George E. Allen.[2] At Maine, he also coached the freshmen basketball and track and field teams.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituaries in the News . Apnewsarchive.com . April 30, 2002 . June 29, 2012.
  2. News: . Zabilski Named Line Coach for Univ. of Maine Eleven . . . July 16, 1946 . 7 . October 19, 2018 . .
  3. News: . Northeastern U Coach Appointed . . . . April 14, 1948 . 19 . October 19, 2018 . .