Frank Piekarski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Piekarski

American football player and coach, judge

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1879

Place of Birth: Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1951

Profession: judge, lawyer, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Frank Piekarski

  • Frank Anthony Piekarski (August 17, 1879 – August 15, 1951) 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.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.
  • 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.Piekarski was also a lawyer.
  • In 1933, he became a judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  • Piekarski died in 1951 at Pittsburgh Hospital in Pittsburgh.
  • In 2005, he was named to the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

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