Joseph Francis Benda (March 20, 1905 – June 20, 1950) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1905 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1950 (aged 45) Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1927 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929 | Duluth Cathedral HS (MN) |
| 1930–1936 | Saint John's (MN) |
| 1937–1940 | Notre Dame (ends) |
| 1941–1942 | Saint John's (MN) |
| 1944 | Cleveland Rams (assistant) |
| 1945–1949 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1948 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Baseball | |
| 1945 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–32–8 (college football) 68–152 (college basketball) 2–4 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MIAC (1932, 1935–1936) | |
He served three stints head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1930 to 1936, 1941 to 1942, and 1945 to 1949, compiling a record of 57–32–8. Benda was also the school's head basketball coach and head baseball coach.[2]
Benda played college football at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, lettering three years from 1925 to 1927.[3] He came St. John's after spending a year as the head coach at his old high school, leading Central to a 7–1 finish in 1929. He inherited a Johnnies' squad that finished 0–6 the year before. St. John's finished 1–4–1 in 1930, including an 82–0 loss at St. Olaf.[4]
Benda died on June 20, 1950, in Collegeville, after suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma.[5]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1936) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Saint John's | 1–4–1 | 0–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1931 | Saint John's | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1932 | Saint John's | 6–0–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Saint John's | 3–3–2 | 1–2–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1934 | Saint John's | 5–1–1 | 2–1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1935 | Saint John's | 5–0–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1936 | Saint John's | 5–2 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Saint John's | 3–4 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1942 | Saint John's | 4–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1949) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Saint John's | 1–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1946 | Saint John's | 5–3 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | Saint John's | 3–2 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1948 | Saint John's | 6–2 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Saint John's | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Saint John's: | 57–32–8 | 10–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 57–32–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Joseph Benda". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "SJU Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). gojohnnies.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Notre Dame football". und.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "Before Gagliardi, there was Benda". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Byrne, Jim (June 21, 1950). "Heroic Benda Battle Ended". Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 38. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
.
