Luke Urban
American athlete and coach (1898–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis John "Luke" Urban (March 22, 1898 – December 7, 1980) was an American multi-sport athlete and coach. He played four seasons of professional American football in the National Football League and two years of Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves. Urban was also a college football coach, a college and high school basketball coach, and a minor league baseball manager.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1898-03-22)March 22, 1898 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | December 7, 1980(1980-12-07) (aged 82) Somerset, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1916–1917 | Boston College |
1919–1920 | Boston College |
1921–1923 | Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons |
Basketball | |
c. 1920 | Boston College |
Baseball | |
c. 1920 | Boston College |
1922–1923 | Buffalo Bisons |
1924–1925 | Columbus Senators |
1926–1927 | Toledo Mud Hens |
1927–1928 | Boston Braves |
1928–1929 | Buffalo Bisons |
1931 | Springfield Ponies |
Ice hockey | |
c. 1920 | Boston College |
Position(s) | End (football) Catcher (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1921–1930 | Canisius |
Basketball | |
1918–1921 | Boston College |
1921–1924 | Canisius |
1925–1931 | Canisius |
1940–1960 | Durfee HS (MA) |
Baseball | |
1948–1950 | Fall River Indians |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 46–27–7 (college football) 84–57 (college basketball) 247–91 (high school basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Basketball 4 Eastern Massachusetts Basketball (1947, 1948, 1952, 1956) 2 New England Basketball (1948, 1956) | |
Awards | |
Football Consensus All-American (1920) All-APFA (1920) 2× All-NFL (1922–1923) Boston College Eagles Jersey retired | |
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Quick Facts MLB debut, Last MLB appearance ...
Luke Urban | |
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Born: (1898-03-22)March 22, 1898 Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Died: December 7, 1980(1980-12-07) (aged 82) Somerset, Massachusetts | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 19, 1927, for the Boston Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 21, 1928, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .273 |
Hits | 35 |
RBIs | 12 |
Teams | |
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