Doc Skender
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BornOctober 26, 1906
Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1969 (aged 62)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
c.1930Duquesne
PositionTackle
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1906 Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 1969 (aged 62) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Duquesne |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1943 | Duquesne (freshmen) |
| 1944–1949 | Duquesne (assistant) |
| 1950 | Duquesne (acting HC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1951–1969 | Duquesne |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1953–1969 | Duquesne |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–6–1 (football) 227–96 (baseball) |
Louis E. "Doc" Skender (October 26, 1906 – August 17, 1969) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Duquesne University from 1951 to 1969, compiling a record of 227–96. Skender was also the athletic director at Duquesne from 1951 to 1969 and served one season, in 1950, as acting head football coach, tallying a mark of 2–6–1. A native of Cherryville, Pennsylvania, Skender played college football at Duquesne as a tackle. He died at the age of 63, on August 17, 1969, at St. Clair Memorial Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
