Joe Bedenk

Fred Joseph Bedenk (July 14, 1897 – May 2, 1978) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Rice University from 1925 to 1926 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1931 to 1962. Bedenk was also the head football coach at Penn State for one season in 1949, tallying a mark of 5–4.

Joe Bedenk
Bedenk pictured in The Campanile 1926, Rice yearbook
Biographical details
BornJuly 14, 1897
DiedMay 2, 1978(1978-05-02) (aged 80)
State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1923Penn State
Baseball
1922–1923Penn State
Position(s)Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924–1926Rice (assistant)
1927–1928Florida (line)
1929–1948Penn State (assistant)
1949Penn State
1950–1951Penn State (assistant)
Baseball
1925–1926Rice
1931–1962Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall5–4 (football)
391–171–3 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
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