George Joseph Melinkovich (July 5, 1911 – May 27, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American fullback at the University of Notre Dame in 1932 and the head football coach at Utah State University from 1949 to 1950.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1911 Utah, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 1994 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932, 1934 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Fullback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949–1950 | Utah State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–16 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Melinkovich played high school football in Tooele, Utah,[1] and then played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1931,[2] 1932,[3] and 1934.[4] He was selected by Liberty magazine and Parke H. Davis as a first-team fullback on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.[3][5][6]
Melinkovich served as a high school football coach in New Jersey for several years,[1] and he then served as the head coach for the Utah State Aggies football team in 1949 and 1950, compiling a record of 5–16 at Utah State. He also coached football at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City and later moved to California and worked as a teacher in Los Angeles for 20 years. He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[7] He died in 1994 at age 82 in Los Angeles.[8]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State Aggies (Skyline Six / Skyline Conference) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Utah State | 3–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1950 | Utah State | 2–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Utah State: | 5–16 | 1–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–16 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Hack Miller (March 27, 1949). "Whitesides, Melinkovich Wise Choices at Utah State". The Deseret News.
- ^ Everett Holles (October 26, 1931). "Another Fighting Irishman, Melinkovich, Makes Good". Chicago Tribune (UP story).
- ^ a b ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1164. ISBN 1401337031. (Liberty magazine selection)
- ^ "Melinkovich Leads Irish To Victory Over Purdue". The Miami News. October 14, 1934.
- ^ "Parke Davis Picks All-American Team". The Hartford Courant. November 26, 1932.
- ^ Keith Marder; Mark Spellen; Jim Donovan (2001). The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to America's Favorite College Team. Citadel Press. p. 142. ISBN 0806521082.
- ^ Mike Sorensen (November 14, 1990). "Melinkovich Joins 3 Others as Utah Sports Inductees". Deseret News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Death record for George Joseph Melinkovich, born 5 Jul 1911 in Utah, died 27 May 1994 in Los Angeles. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line].