Irv Wisniewski
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1925 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 2014 (aged 89) Newark, Delaware, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1949 | Michigan |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1950 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951 | Hillsdale |
| 1952–1979 | Delaware (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1952 | Hillsdale |
| 1954–1966 | Delaware |
| Golf | |
| 1954–1963 | Delaware |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–6 (football) 124–179 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Irvin C. "Whiz" Wisniewski (January 8, 1925 – February 26, 2014) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in 1951, tallying a mark of 2–6. Wisniewski was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale from 1950 to 1952 and at the University of Delaware from 1954 to 1966, compiling a career college basketball record of 124–179.
Playing career
[edit]Wisniewski played football at the University of Michigan as an end from 1946 to 1949. He caught 11 passes for 126 yards and one touchdown as a senior for the 1949 Wolverines. He also played basketball at Michigan.
Coaching career
[edit]Wisniewski was the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan for one season, in 1951, tallying a mark of 2–6.[1]
Legacy and honors
[edit]Wisniewski and his wife, Martha, owned and operated "Varsity Day Camp" a summer day camp for children located outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The camp started in 1950.[2]
Wisniewski was inducted into the Woodward High School, Toledo, OH (Class of 1943) Hall of Fame in 1985.[3] He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[4]
Death
[edit]Wisniewski died at his home in Delaware of a brief illness on February 26, 2014. He was 89 years old.[5][6][7]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Dales (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1951) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Hillsdale | 2–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Hillsdale: | 2–6 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–6 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ^ varsitydaycamp.com/html/aboutus.html
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees – Woodward Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Irvin C. Wisniewski – Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame 2006 Inductee on YouTube
- ^ "Irvin Wisniewski Obituary – Newark, Delaware – R.T. Foard & Jones, Inc".
- ^ "University of Delaware Athletics Mourns Loss of Blue Hen Coaching Legend Irv ?Whiz? Wisniewski".
- ^ "'Coach Whiz' left lasting mark on his UD family".
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