How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back

Joseph Peter "Muggsy" Skladany (May 25, 1911 – August 9, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was consensus All-American at end in 1932 and 1933. Skladany played professionally for one season, in 1934, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL).

Skladany served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—for one season, in 1943, compiling a record of 0–4–1.

Skladany was found dead on August 9, 1972, at the Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[1] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1975.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Carnegie Tech Tartans (Independent) (1943)
1943 Carnegie Tech 0–4–1
Carnegie Tech: 0–4–1
Total: 0–4–1

References

  1. ^ "Skladany Dies, Pitt Grid Great". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 10, 1972. p. 18. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
Categories
Table of Contents