Joe Benda
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Minnesota, U.S.
Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1905 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1950 (aged 45) Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1927 | Notre Dame |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929 | Duluth Cathedral HS (MN) |
| 1930–1936 | Saint John's (MN) |
| 1937–1940 | Notre Dame (ends) |
| 1941–1942 | Saint John's (MN) |
| 1944 | Cleveland Rams (assistant) |
| 1945–1949 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1948 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Baseball | |
| 1945 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–32–8 (college football) 68–152 (college basketball) 2–4 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MIAC (1932, 1935–1936) | |
Joseph Francis Benda (March 20, 1905 – June 20, 1950) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1]
He served three stints head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1930 to 1936, 1941 to 1942, and 1945 to 1949, compiling a record of 57–32–8. Benda was also the school's head basketball coach and head baseball coach.[2]
Benda played college football at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, lettering three years from 1925 to 1927.[3] He came St. John's after spending a year as the head coach at his old high school, leading Central to a 7–1 finish in 1929. He inherited a Johnnies' squad that finished 0–6 the year before. St. John's finished 1–4–1 in 1930, including an 82–0 loss at St. Olaf.[4]
Benda died on June 20, 1950, in Collegeville, after suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma.[5]
