Thomas M. Fitzpatrick Explained

Thomas M. Fitzpatrick
Birth Date:21 January 1891
Birth Place:Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S.
Death Place:Aptos, California, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1911–1912
Player Team2:Utah
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1911–1912
Player Team4:Utah
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1919–1924
Coach Team2:Utah
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1917–1925
Coach Team4:Utah
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1918–1921
Coach Team6:Utah
Overall Record:23–17–3 (college football)
42–30 (college basketball)
14–8 (college baseball)
Championships:Football
1 RMC (1922)

Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (January 21, 1891 – June 24, 1986)[1] was an American football and basketball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and football official. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1919 to 1924, compiling a record of 23–17–3. From 1917 to 1925, he was the coach of the Utah men's basketball team; his teams had a cumulative record of 42–30.[2] Fitzpatrick was also the head baseball coach at Utah from 1918 to 1921, tallying a mark of 14–8.

Fitzpatrick was a native of Montana. After leaving Utah, he moved to Oakland, California, to coach high school sports.[3] There he coached football, basketball, and baseball at Roosevelt High School from 1926 to 1944 and at McClymonds High School from 1945 to 1956. He also officiated 12 Rose Bowls, including the 1929 Rose Bowl, famous for Roy Riegels's wrong-way run. Fitzpatrick died on June 24, 1986, at the age of 95. He had been a resident of Aptos, California, since 1962.[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Fitzpatrick. December 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: Utah Coaching Records. Official Website of Utah Athletics. November 2, 2015.
  3. News: . Who's in the News; Thomas Fitzpatricks wed 62 years . . . June 18, 1975 . 10 . November 2, 2015 . .
  4. News: . Thomas Fitzpatrick, avid sportsman, dies . . . June 26, 1986 . A-12 . November 2, 2015 . .