Joe Zalusky Explained

Joe Zalusky
Birth Date:30 March 1881
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1902
Player Team2:Knox (IL)
Player Sport3:Baseball
Player Years4:1904
Player Team4:Oskaloosa Quakers
Player Years5:1904
Player Team5:Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters
Player Years6:1906
Player Team6:Rock Island Islanders
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1904–1910
Coach Team2:Penn (IA)
Coach Sport3:Baseball
Coach Years4:1906
Coach Team4:Penn (IA)
Admin Years1:1904–1906
Admin Team1:Penn (IA)
Overall Record:19–8–5 (football)
0–2 (baseball)

Joseph William Zalusky (March 30, 1881 – November 7, 1970) was a minor league baseball player[1] and an American football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Penn College—now known as William Penn University—in Oskaloosa, Iowa from 1904 to 1910, compiling a record of 19–8–5.[3] As a college football player at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, he was part of a 1902 squad that beat Northwestern, Kansas, and Notre Dame in three consecutive games.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph Zalusky. Baseball-Reference. July 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: For One Special Day Knox was on Top of Football. qconline.com. July 21, 2018.
  3. Web site: Joe Zalusky Football Helmet. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 1936. July 10, 2018.
  4. Web site: Knock Knock Who's There Knox. January 21, 1974. August 5, 2018.