Joe Utay
American football player, coach, and administrator (1887–1977)
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Joseph Utay (May 2, 1887 – November 24, 1977) was an American college football player and coach, and an athletics administrator.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
1909 Holy Trinity team; Utay at upper-right | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1887 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1977 (aged 90) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1905–1907 | Texas A&M |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908–1911 | Holy Trinity / Dallas |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1913 | Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–7–1 |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1974 (profile) | |
Utay played collegiately for Texas A&M. He subsequently coached Holy Trinity College, and led the 1909 Holy Trinity team to a 7–1–1 season and the championship of the North Texas Interscholastic Association.[1] The teams he coached posted an aggregate 15–7–1 record.
In 1914, Utay helped found the Southwest Conference. During the 1920s and early 1930s, he organized and promoted the Dixie Classic.[2]
Utay was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.[2] On November 4, 2012, Utay was inducted into the University of Dallas Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
