Adolph J. Lewandowski
Adolph J. Lewandowski (May 30, 1905 – November 18, 1961) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1932 to 1944, compiling a record of 4–12. Lewandowski was the head basketball coach at the University of Montana from 1932 to 1937 and at Nebraska from 1940 to 1945, amassing a career college basketball record of 81–125. He was also the head baseball coach at Nebraska for one season in 1942, tallying a mark of 3–1.
 Lewandowski from 1932 Cornhusker | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1905 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | November 18, 1961 (aged 56) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1929 | Nebraska |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1930 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ? | Montana (assistant) |
| 1937–1942 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 1943–1944 | Nebraska |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1937 | Montana |
| 1940–1945 | Nebraska |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | Nebraska |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1947 | Nebraska |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–12 (football) 81–125 (basketball) 3–11 (baseball) |
In 1961, he died of a heart ailment at the age of 56.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1943–1944) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Nebraska | 2–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1944 | Nebraska | 2–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Nebraska: | 4–12 | 4–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–12 | ||||||||
References
- Albuquerque Journal, November 19, 1961, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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