Jack Stoeber

John Berhard Stoeber (July 21, 1898 – November 19, 1971) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Thiel College from 1932 to 1954, compiling a record of 75–54–6. The home field at Thiel is named in his honor.

Jack Stoeber
Biographical details
Born(1898-07-21)July 21, 1898
Reading, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 19, 1971(1971-11-19) (aged 73)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Playing career
Football
1923–1924Springfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1931Thiel (line)
1932–1954Thiel
Basketball
1932–1949Thiel
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1957Thiel
Head coaching record
Overall75–54–6 (football)

A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Stoeber starred in athletics at Reading High School and Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Thiel, he also coached baseball, tennis, track, swimming, wrestling, boxing, soccer, and cross country. He was a professor of German at the school from 1940 to 1945 and the dean of men from 1946 to 1962. Stoeber died on November 19, 1971, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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