Edward S. Chinske (September 9, 1904 – June 27, 1967) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and golf coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Montana from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 8–18–1. Chinske was also the head baseball coach at Montana from 1947 to 1952, tallying a mark of 69–62–1.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1904 |
| Died | June 27, 1967 (aged 62) Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1928 | Montana |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1930 | Montana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1935 | Custer County HS (MT) |
| 1936–1945 | Sentinel HS (MT) |
| 1946–1951 | Montana (freshmen) |
| 1952–1954 | Montana |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1936 | Custer County HS (MT) |
| 1942–1943 | Montana (co-head coach) |
| 1946–1951 | Montana (freshmen) |
| Baseball | |
| 1947–1952 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–18–1 (college football) 15–9 (college basketball) 69–62–1 (college baseball) |
Chinske died on June 27, 1967, after suffering an apparent heart attack while playing golf in Missoula, Montana.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Grizzlies (Skyline Conference) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Montana | 2–7–1 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1953 | Montana | 3–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1954 | Montana | 3–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Montana: | 8–18–1 | 4–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–18–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "UM Coach, Ed Chinske, Dies". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. United Press International. June 29, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved November 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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