Stanley Borleske

Stanley Evans Borleske (August 20, 1888 – January 3, 1967)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College—now North Dakota State University (1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1928) and at Fresno State Teachers College—now Fresno State University (1929–1932), compiling a career college football record of 36–36–7. Borleske's 1930 Fresno State football squad is one of only three in program history to complete a season undefeated. Borleske coached basketball at North Dakota Agricultural from 1919 to 1922 and at Fresno State from 1934 to 1939, tallying a mark of 75–75. He was also the head baseball coach at the two schools, from 1920 to 1921 and 1923 to 1924 at North Dakota Agricultural and from 1930 to 1941 at Fresno State, amassing a record of 99–58–1.

Stanley Borleske
Borleske cropped from 1910 Michigan football team photograph
Biographical details
Born(1888-08-20)August 20, 1888
Albert Lea, Minnesota
DiedJanuary 3, 1967(1967-01-03) (aged 78)
Whittier, California
Playing career
Football
1907Whitman
1908–1910Michigan
Baseball
1908Whitman
1911Dallas Giants
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1921North Dakota Agricultural
1923–1924North Dakota Agricultural
1928North Dakota Agricultural
1929–1932Fresno State
Basketball
1919–1922North Dakota Agricultural
1934–1939Fresno State
Baseball
1920–1921North Dakota Agricultural
1923–1924North Dakota Agricultural
1930–1941Fresno State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1925North Dakota Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall36–36–7 (football)
75–75 (basketball)
99–58–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Far Western Conference (1930)

Borleske selected the North Dakota Agricultural's mascot, the bison. He grew up in Spokane, Washington and attended Whitman College, where he played football and basketball and ran track during the 1907–08 academic year. He played football at the University of Michigan from 1908 to 1910.[2][3][4][5]

In 1964, Borleske was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.[6] He died in Whittier, California in 1967 of an apparent heart attack at age 78.[7]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
North Dakota Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919 North Dakota Agricultural 5–1–1
1920 North Dakota Agricultural 2–3–1
1921 North Dakota Agricultural 3–3–1
North Dakota Agricultural Bison (North Central Conference) (1923–1924)
1923 North Dakota Agricultural 2–4–11–37th
1924 North Dakota Agricultural 5–33–34th
North Dakota Agricultural Bison (North Central Conference) (1928)
1928 North Dakota Agricultural 3–4–11–3T–3rd
North Dakota Agricultural: 20–18–55–9
Fresno State Bulldogs (Far Western Conference) (1929–1932)
1929 Fresno State 1–71–46th
1930 Fresno State 8–05–01st
1931 Fresno State 4–63–21st
1932 Fresno State 3–5–20–3–16th
Fresno State: 16–18–29–9–1
Total:36–36–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References
  1. Bentley Historical Library Necrology File.
  2. "Stanley Evans Borleske" (PDF). Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.
  3. "Stanley Borleske To Go To Michigan". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 16, 1909.
  4. "Football Coach Uses Science To Detect Loafers on Squad" (PDF). The New York Times. October 15, 1922.
  5. "FORWARD PASSES WIN FOR MICHIGAN; Wells Heaves Two in Succession and Touchdown Follows Quickly on Minnesota" (PDF). The New York Times. October 20, 1910.
  6. "Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame Home". Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  7. "Ex-Fresno Coach, Borleske, 78, Dies". Los Angeles Times. January 5, 1967. p. 51.
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