Stan Zajdel
American football player and coach (1927–2017)
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Stanley Zajdel (April 17, 1927 – September 22, 2017) was an American football player and coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1927 |
| Died | September 22, 2017 (aged 90) |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1950 | St. Bonaventure |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953 | Cardinal Mindszenty HS (NY) |
| 1954 | Aquinas Institute (NY) |
| 1955–1959 | Dayton (assistant) |
| 1960–1962 | Dayton |
| 1966 | Merchant Marine (OB) |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh (OB) |
| 1977 | C. W. Post (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–25 (college) |
Playing career
Zajdel played college football at St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York during the 1949 and 1950 seasons.[1] He was listed as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1951.[2]
University of Dayton
Zajdel served as the head football coach at the University of Dayton from 1960 to 1962.[3] He previously served as an assistant at Dayton from 1955 to 1959, during which time he coached future Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust.[4]
Death
Zajdel died in 2017 at the age of 90.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Flyers (NCAA University Division independent) (1960–1962) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Dayton | 1–9 | |||||||
| 1961 | Dayton | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1962 | Dayton | 2–8 | |||||||
| Dayton: | 5–25 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–25 | ||||||||