1. Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech American athlete who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball.
11 Facts About Hugo Bezdek
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Hugo Bezdek was the head football coach at the University of Oregon, the University of Arkansas, Pennsylvania State University, and Delaware Valley College.
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Hugo Bezdek was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.
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Hugo Bezdek is the only coach to bring three different teams to the Rose Bowl Game.
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Hugo Bezdek was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 31,2022.
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Hugo Bezdek's forefathers had been school-teachers, strong men and athletes.
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Hugo Bezdek's family emigrated to America in 1891 when he was 6 years old.
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Hugo Bezdek was noted for changing the Nittany Lions' style of play.
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In 1937, Hugo Bezdek was hired by the Cleveland Rams as their first head coach after the team joined the National Football League.
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Nevertheless, Hugo Bezdek holds the distinction of being the only person to have served as both manager of a Major League Baseball team and head coach in the NFL.
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Hugo Bezdek was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.