Frank Piekarski

Frank Anthony Piekarski (August 17, 1879 – August 15, 1951)[1] was an American football player and coach who later served as a judge in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he played college football for the Penn Quakers as a guard from 1901 to 1904. Piekarski was a third-team selection to the 1903 College Football All-America Team and a consensus first-team pick on the 1904 College Football All-America Team. He was among the first Polish-Americans to gain recognition in college football.[2]

Frank Piekarski
Biographical details
Born(1879-08-17)August 17, 1879
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 15, 1951(1951-08-15) (aged 71)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1901–1904Penn
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1905–1907Washington & Jefferson
1914Penn (line)

Following his graduation from Penn, Piekarski served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College from 1905 to 1907, leading the Presidents to a record of 25–7 in three seasons.[3] In 1914 he returned to his alma mater, Penn, as an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen under head coach George H. Brooke.[4]

Piekarski was also a lawyer. In 1933, he became a judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[5] Piekarski died in 1951 at Pittsburgh Hospital in Pittsburgh.[6][7] In 2005, he was named to the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905 Washington & Jefferson 9–3
1906 Washington & Jefferson 9–2
1907 Washington & Jefferson 7–2
Washington & Jefferson: 25–7
Total:25–7
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