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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1909-11-03)November 3, 1909 Crvenka, Yugoslavia |
| Died | September 21, 1969(1969-09-21) (aged 59) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1933 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936–1942 | Buffalo (assistant) |
| 1952–1954 | Buffalo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–19–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-Big Ten (1933) | |
Friedrich "Fritz" Febel (November 3, 1909 – September 21, 1969) was a German-American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Buffalo from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 4–19–1. Febel was an assistant football coach at Buffalo from 1936 to 1942. In 1946 he became an assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreations at the school.
Febel was born into an ethnic German family in Crvenka, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and immigrated to the United States when he was 12. He became an all-star player for Lindblom High School in Chicago and Purdue University. In January 1935, he graduated from Purdue University with a B. S. degree. He died at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York after suffering a heart attack.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Buffalo Bulls (Independent) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Buffalo | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1953 | Buffalo | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Buffalo | 2–7 | |||||||
| Buffalo: | 4–19–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–19–1 | ||||||||
References
- "1954 Buffalo Football," University at Buffalo Sports History Collection - March 7, 2014.
- "University of Buffalo Appoints Fritz Febel Head Football Coach". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. May 6, 1952. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com
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- 1930 United States Federal Census
- Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
- Johnson, Harold; Smith, Wilfrid (1935). Who's Who in Major League Football. Chicago: Callahan.
- "Fritz Febel Stricken, Dies". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. September 22, 1969. p. 30. Retrieved June 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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