Fred Prender
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1931 |
Died | April 8, 1975 | (aged 43–44)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1950–1953 | West Chester |
Baseball | |
1954 | Thetford Mines Miners |
Position(s) | Back (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1959–1962 | Bucknell (assistant) |
1963–1968 | Juniata |
1969–1974 | Bucknell |
Wrestling | |
1961–1963 | Bucknell |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 53–50–3 (football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 MAC Northern College Division (1967) | |
Frederick W. Prender (1931 – April 8, 1975) was a minor league baseball player and American football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Juniata College from 1963 to 1968 and Bucknell University from 1969 to 1974, compiling a career college football coach record of 53–50–3.[2] A college football]player at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Prender was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1954.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Juniata Indians (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1963–1968) | |||||||||
1963 | Juniata | 5–3 | 3–1 | NA (Northern College) | |||||
1964 | Juniata | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3rd (Northern College) | |||||
1965 | Juniata | 3–5 | 3–2 | 4th (Northern College) | |||||
1966 | Juniata | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–5th (Northern College) | |||||
1967 | Juniata | 7–1 | 5–0 | T–1st (Northern College) | |||||
1968 | Juniata | 7–2 | 4–2 | 4th (Northern College) | |||||
Juniata: | 30–19 | 21–11 | |||||||
Bucknell Bison (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1969) | |||||||||
1969 | Bucknell | 3–5–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd (University) | |||||
Bucknell Bison (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1970–1974) | |||||||||
1970 | Bucknell | 4–6 | |||||||
1971 | Bucknell | 5–5 | |||||||
1972 | Bucknell | 6–3 | |||||||
1973 | Bucknell | 3–4–2 | |||||||
1974 | Bucknell | 2–8 | |||||||
Bucknell: | 21–31–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 53–50–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Frederick Prender". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Fred W Prender, 46, Dies". New York Times. December 5, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers draft". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)