Eugene Mitz (born c. 1943) is a former American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at North Park College—now known as North Park University—in Chicago for three seasons from 1975 to 1977,[1][2] Triton Junior College—now known as Triton College—in 1972 and from 1990 to 1992,[3][4] Dundee High School—now known as Dundee-Crown High School—from 1981 to 1982,[5] and Wawasee High School from 1993 until his retirement in 1997.[6] He also coached for Proviso East High School,[7] Drake,[7] Northwestern,[8] Ball State,[9] Southwest Missouri State—now known as Missouri State,[10] and Rose–Hulman.[11]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Alma mater | Drake University |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1964 | Drake |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1968 | Proviso West HS (IL) (freshman) |
| 1969–1971 | Proviso East HS (IL) (DC) |
| 1972 | Triton |
| 1973–1974 | Drake (OL) |
| 1975–1977 | North Park |
| 1978–1980 | Northwestern (OL) |
| 1981–1982 | Dundee HS (IL) |
| 1983–1984 | Ball State (OL) |
| 1985–1986 | Southwest Missouri State (OL) |
| 1987–1989 | Rose–Hulman (OC) |
| 1990–1992 | Triton |
| 1993–1997 | Wawasee HS (IN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Rose–Hulman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–25 (college) |
From 1987 to 1989, Mitz served as the athletic director for Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology.[11]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park Vikings (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975 | North Park | 1–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 1976 | North Park | 1–8 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1977 | North Park | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| North Park: | 2–25 | 1–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–25 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "North Park Vikings". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "All-time football records" (PDF). North Park Vikings. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Gene Mitz New Triton Football Coach". Forest Park Review. June 7, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (June 20, 1990). "Coach is back home at Triton". Chicago Tribune. p. 48. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Rabbitt, Dick (October 16, 1981). "Dundee Here Friday". The McHenry Plaindealer. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Wawasee coach Mitz retires after 34 years". The South Bend Tribune. October 29, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Gene Mitz Named Coach By North Park College". Estherville Daily News. May 28, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "North Park hires Anderson for football". The Pantagraph. June 17, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Mulhern, Tom (September 20, 1983). "Ex-Dundee coach still plays 'Cards' right". The Herald. p. 14. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Sylvester, Ron (August 21, 1985). "'Bad' news Bears". Springfield Leader and Press. p. 33. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Coach Duncan is AD, too". Princeton Daily Clarion. July 12, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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