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American football player, coach, and broadcaster (1904–1960)

Joe Boland
Biographical details
Boland in his later years
Born	(1904-09-07)September 7, 1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 29, 1960(1960-02-29) (aged 55)
Playing career
Football
1924–1925	Notre Dame

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1932	St. Thomas (MN)
1934–1940	Notre Dame (line)
Ice hockey
1932–1933	St. Thomas (MN)

Head coaching record
Overall	22–9–2 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach: MIAC (1930) As player: National (1924)

Joseph Martin Boland (September 7, 1904 – February 26, 1960) was an American football player and coach and sports broadcaster. He played on the 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team coached by Knute Rockne. Boland also served as the head football coach at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1929 to 1932. He also served as the offensive line coach at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame from 1934 to 1940 under the head coach of Elmer Layden. After his coaching career, he conceived and started the Irish Football Network becoming the first voice of Notre Dame, as well as calling the Chicago Cardinals games of the National Football League (NFL).

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
St. Thomas Cadets/Tommies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929)
1929	St. Thomas	7–2	4–2	3rd
1930	St. Thomas	6–2	4–0	T–1st
1931	St. Thomas	4–3–1	3–1	T–2nd
1932	St. Thomas	5–2–1	3–1	T–2nd
St. Thomas:		22–9–2	14–4
Total:		22–9–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Gallery

Joe Boland and his wife Peg Boland with Fr. Edmund Joyce of Notre Dame
Joe Boland as line coach at Notre Dame
Team Picture of 1926 Notre Dame track team
Team picture of the Notre Dame football team 1924 national championship team with Joe Boland and Knute Rockne
Joe Boland as a young line coach as Notre Dame in 1935
Joe Boland - Coaching Years at Notre Dame
Joe Boland calling a football game for Notre Dame on WSBT radio
Joe Boland and Dempsey at WSBT studio in South Bend, IN

References

"ND Football". Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
"1928 Football" (PDF). Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
"Philly will be Bonkers for Irish-Temple tile". ndfootballhistory.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

v t e St. Thomas Tommies head football coaches
Michael A. Healy (1904) Eddie Rogers (1905–1908) Robert Saxton (1909–1910) John J. Ryan (1911–1912) Stephen G. O'Rourke (1913–1914) Earle T. Pickering (1915) Paul Loudon (1916) Robert Saxton # (1916) George Keogan (1917) Harold Hansen (1918) Bee Lawler (1919) Robert Hilger (1920) Joe Brandy (1921–1925) Robert Schmidt (1926–1927) Ronald Gibbs (1928) Joe Boland (1929–1932) Wilbur Eaton (1933) George Barsi (1934) Jack Sterrett (1935–1936) Nic Musty (1937–1940) Willie Walsh (1941–1942) No team (1943) Willie Walsh (1944) Ed Widseth (1945) Frank Deig (1946–1957) Nate Harlan (1958–1969) DuWayne Deitz (1970–1980) Mark Dienhart (1981–1986) Vic Wallace (1987–1992) Mal Scanlan (1993–1997) Don Roney (1998–2007) Glenn Caruso (2008–2019) No team (2020) Glenn Caruso (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

St. Thomas Tommies head football coaches

Michael A. Healy (1904)
Eddie Rogers (1905–1908)
Robert Saxton (1909–1910)
John J. Ryan (1911–1912)
Stephen G. O'Rourke (1913–1914)
Earle T. Pickering (1915)
Paul Loudon (1916)
Robert Saxton # (1916)
George Keogan (1917)
Harold Hansen (1918)
Bee Lawler (1919)
Robert Hilger (1920)
Joe Brandy (1921–1925)
Robert Schmidt (1926–1927)
Ronald Gibbs (1928)
Joe Boland (1929–1932)
Wilbur Eaton (1933)
George Barsi (1934)
Jack Sterrett (1935–1936)
Nic Musty (1937–1940)
Willie Walsh (1941–1942)
No team (1943)
Willie Walsh (1944)
Ed Widseth (1945)
Frank Deig (1946–1957)
Nate Harlan (1958–1969)
DuWayne Deitz (1970–1980)
Mark Dienhart (1981–1986)
Vic Wallace (1987–1992)
Mal Scanlan (1993–1997)
Don Roney (1998–2007)
Glenn Caruso (2008–2019)
No team (2020)
Glenn Caruso (2021– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	State Fair Coliseum (1976–2003) St. Thomas Ice Arena (2003–2025) Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (2025–future)
Head Coaches	Harold Dudley (1920–21) Joe Brandy (1921–23, 1925–26) Dave Hayes (1923–24) Bill Houle (1924–25) Willard Faulk (1926–27) John O'Halloran (1927–28) Matt Coogan (1928–30) Frank Penas (1930–32) Joe Boland (1932–33) Frank Halder (1933–35) Frank Klingberg (1935–37) Leo McGuire (1937–39) Wee Walsh (1939–42) Tom Cunningham (1946–48) Bill Funk (1948–51, 1952–55) Norm Robertson (1951–52) Ken Staples (1955–59) Don Saatzer (1959–62) Tom Martinson (1962–63) Joe Flood (1963–70) Gus Schwartz (1970–82) Terry Abram (1982–87) Terry Skrypek (1987–2010) Jeff Boeser (2010–2021) Enrico Blasi (2021–present)
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	MIAC (1920–2021) CCHA (2021–2026) NCHC (2026–Future)
Frozen Four appearances	2000 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances	1984 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1999 2000 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 2020
Conference Tournament titles	MIAC: 1986 1988 1992 1994 1999 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2014 2020
University of St. Thomas Saint Paul, MN

v t e 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—national champions
Four Horsemen: 5 Elmer Layden 16 Don Miller 18 Jim Crowley 32 Harry Stuhldreher Seven Mules: 4 Adam Walsh 64 Edgar Miller Joe Bach Chuck Collins Ed Hunsinger Noble Kizer John Weibel Other players: Joe Boland Clem Crowe Wilbur Eaton Vincent F. Harrington Tom Hearden Max Houser Head coach: Knute Rockne Assistant coaches: George Keogan Tom Lieb George Vergara

1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—national champions

Head coach: Knute Rockne

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