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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1884 Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | September 19, 1952 (aged 68) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1905 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1906 | Oregon |
| 1907 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1908–1912 | Arkansas |
| 1913–1916 | Oregon |
| 1918–1929 | Penn State |
| 1937–1938 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1949 | Delaware Valley |
| Basketball | |
| 1906–1907 | Oregon |
| 1913–1917 | Oregon |
| 1919 | Penn State (interim HC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1908–1913 | Arkansas |
| 1914–1917 | Oregon |
| 1917–1919 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1920–1930 | Penn State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1918–1936 | Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 127–58–16 (college football) 1–13 (NFL) 28–37 (college basketball) 166–187 (MLB) 222–123–1 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1954 (profile) | |
Hugo Francis Bezdek (April 1, 1884 – September 19, 1952) was a Czech American athlete who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon (1906, 1913–1917), the University of Arkansas (1908–1912), Pennsylvania State University (1918–1929), and Delaware Valley College (1949). Bezdek also coached the Mare Island Marines in the 1918 Rose Bowl and the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1937 and part of the 1938 season. In addition, Bezdek coached basketball at Oregon (1906–1907, 1913–1917) and Penn State (1919), coached baseball at Arkansas (1909–1913), Oregon (1914–1917) and Penn State (1920–1930), and served as the manager of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates (1917–1919). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.
Coach Bezdek is the only Coach to bring three different teams to the Rose Bowl Game; University of Oregon, Mare Island Marines and Pennsylvania State University. Bezdek was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 31, 2022.