Pat Boland
Patrick Henry Boland (October 12, 1906 - July 2, 1971) was a head coach in the AAFC for one season in 1946. He was the interim coach for the Chicago Rockets. He was also a line coach at Iowa.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 12, 1906 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died: | July 2, 1971 (aged 64) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Minnesota |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 2–3–1 (.417) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Early life
Boland was born on October 12, 1906, in Duluth, Minnesota. He went to college at Minnesota.
College coaching career
He was a Freshmen coach at Minnesota in 1932. In 1937 he became a line coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was the coach there from 1937 to 1942.[1]
Professional coaching career
In 1946 he became the line coach for the Chicago Rockets of the AAFC. He became the interim coach a few weeks later.[2] As a coach he had a 2-3-1 record.
Later life
He later became a recruiter for the University of Iowa and the University of Miami.[3] He died at 64 in 1971.[3]
References
- "Pat Boland Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- "Pat Boland Named Rockets Coach". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 30, 1946. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
- "Patrick Roland (published 1971)". New York Times. July 3, 1971 – via NYTimes.com.
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