Adolph J. Lewandowski

Adolph J. Lewandowski
Lewandowski from 1932 Cornhusker
Biographical details
Born(1905-05-30)May 30, 1905
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 18, 1961(1961-11-18) (aged 56)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1929Nebraska
Basketball
1927–1930Nebraska
PositionEnd (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1936Montana (assistant)
1937–1942Nebraska (assistant)
1943–1944Nebraska
Basketball
1932–1937Montana
1940–1945Nebraska
Baseball
1942Nebraska
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1943–1947Nebraska
1953–1954Nebraska (acting AD)
Head coaching record
Overall4–12 (football)
81–125 (basketball)
3–11 (baseball)

Adolph J. Lewandowski (May 30, 1905 – November 18, 1961) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and tennis at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He began his coaching career in 1931 as an assistant football coach at the University of Montana.[1] Lewandowski was the head basketball coach at Montana from 1932 to 1937 and at Nebraska from 1940 to 1945, amassing a career college basketball record of 81–125. He was also the head baseball coach at Nebraska for one season in 1942, tallying a mark of 3–1, and head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1943 to 1944, compiling a record of 4–12. He was appointed Nebraska's acting athletic director in 1943 and was named to the position on a permanent basis in 1946.[1] He stepped down as AD in 1947 to focus on his duties as business manager for the athletic department.[2]

He died in 1961 of a heart ailment at the age of 56.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1943–1944)
1943 Nebraska 2–62–3T–4th
1944 Nebraska 2–62–34th
Nebraska: 4–124–6
Total:4–12

References

  1. 1 2 "Lewandowski New Athletic Director for Cornhuskers". Lawrence Journal-World. July 23, 1946. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Masterson Quits Neb. Coaching Job". The Owosso Argus-Press. February 9, 1948. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ Albuquerque Journal, November 19, 1961, Albuquerque, New Mexico


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