William Robert Smaltz Sr. (March 17, 1918 – September 14, 2001) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1953, compiling a 32–17–2 record including an undefeated season in 1953.[2] As a collegiate athlete, he quarterbacked the Penn State Nittany Lions football squad for three seasons and earned a selection by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1942 NFL draft.[3]
Smaltz played as a fullback on the 1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football team.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Indians (Independent) (1947–1953) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Juniata | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1948 | Juniata | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Juniata | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1950 | Juniata | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1951 | Juniata | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Juniata | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1953 | Juniata | 7–0 | |||||||
| Juniata: | 32–17–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 32–17–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Bill Smaltz". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "William Smaltz". bcshof.org. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Kaese, Harold (October 20, 1943). "Hank Corrado Elected Edwards Grid Captain". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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