Biographical details | |
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Born | New York, New York | April 21, 1936
Died | October 13, 2008 72) Branford, Connecticut | (aged
Playing career | |
1954–1956 | Bridgeport |
Position(s) | Quarterback, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1962–1967 | Brien McMahon HS (CT) (assistant) |
1968–? | Norwalk CC |
?–1976 | Trumbull HS (CT) (assistant) |
1977–1982 | Norwalk HS (CT) |
1983–1998 | Stratford HS (CT) |
1999 | Sacred Heart (assistant / interim HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–4 (college) |
Walter A. Czekaj (April 21, 1936 – October 13, 2008) was an American football coach. He served as the interim head football coach at Sacred Heart University for the final five games of the 1999 season following the firing of Tom Radulski.[1]
Czekaj was born on April 21, 1936, in New York City. He died on October 13, 2008, at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Connecticut, after having suffered a stroke earlier that month.[2][3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Sacred Heart Pioneers (Northeast Conference) (1999) | |||||||||
1999 | Sacred Heart | 1–4[n 1] | 0–4[n 1] | 8th | |||||
Sacred Heart: | 1–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
Total: | 1–4 |
Notes
- 1 2 Tom Radulski was the head coach for first six games of the 1999 season, leading the Pioneers to a record of 1–5 overall and 0–3 in conference games before he was fired. Czekaj was named interim head coach and served for the final five games of the season. Sacred Heart finished the year with an overall record of 2–9 and a conference mark of 0–7.
References
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Fires Football Coach". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 13, 1999. p. C11. Retrieved January 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Walter A. Czekaj". Connecticut Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. October 15, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ Albano, George (December 4, 2011). "Yesterday's Stars -- Czekaj got his start right here in Norwalk". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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