- Joe Bedenk
College coach infobox
Name = Fred Joseph Bedenk
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DateOfDeath =May 2 ,1978
Deathplace = flagicon|USAState College, Pennsylvania
Sport = Football
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OverallRecord = 5-4-0
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CFbDWID = 135
Player = y
Years = 1923
Team = Penn State
Position = Guard
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CoachYears = 1949
CoachTeams = Penn State
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BBallHOF =Fred Joseph Bedenk (died
May 2 ,1978 inState College, Pennsylvania ) was a legendarycollege baseball coach atRice University (1925-1926) andPenn State University (1931-1962). The #30 all time winningestDivision I baseball coach, he was inducted into theCollege Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.Bedenk played guard for the
Penn State Nittany Lions football team. He was elected team captain and earnedAll-America honors in 1923. He served for several years as the school's offensive line coach before being promoted to head coach for the 1949 season. After finishing the year at 5-4, Bedenk then requested a return coaching the offensive line and the university brought inRip Engle as head coach, and Engle'squarterback fromBrown University ,Joe Paterno as an assistant coach.He earned a
Bachelor of Arts in finance from Penn State in 1924.Coaching record
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name = Penn State Nittany Lions
startyear = 1949
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year = 1949| overall = 5-4-0 CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Penn State
overall = 5-4-0
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overall = 5-4-0
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