Eddie Gulian
Edward Gulian (June 18, 1906 – November 10, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at State Teachers College at Shippensburg—now known as Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania—from 1933 to 1946 and at Albright College from 1949 to 1954, compiling a career college football coaching record of 72–57–9. He was also the head basketball coach at Shippensburg from 1933 to 1943 and at Albright from 1949 to 1955, tallying a career college basketball coaching record of 139–151. Gulian attended Norristown High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania and Gettysburg College. He was named he athletic director at Shippensburg in 1933.[1] Gulian served as an assistant football coach in charge of the backfield at Lafayette College for two seasons before being hired at Albright in 1949.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 18, 1906 |
| Died | November 10, 1991 (aged 85) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Gettysburg |
| Baseball | |
| 1931–1933 | Harrisburg Senators |
| 1934 | Hazleton Mountaineers |
| 1936 | Jacksonville Tars |
| 1936 | Columbia Senators |
| Position(s) | End (football) Second baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1946 | Shippensburg |
| 1947–1948 | Lafayette (backfield) |
| 1949–1954 | Albright |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1943 | Shippensburg |
| 1949–1955 | Albright |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1950 | Albright |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1933–? | Shippensburg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–57–9 (football) 139–151 (basketball) |
Gulian served in the United States Navy as a commander during World War II. He later taught physical education at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. He remained in Modesto during his retirement, until his death on November 10, 1991.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippensburg Red Raiders (Independent) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Shippensburg | 1–6 | |||||||
| Shippensburg Red Raiders (Independent) (1934–1946) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Shippensburg | 5–2 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1935 | Shippensburg | 7–1 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 1936 | Shippensburg | 7–1 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 1937 | Shippensburg | 5–1–2 | 4–1–2 | ||||||
| 1938 | Shippensburg | 6–1–1 | 6–1–1 | ||||||
| 1939 | Shippensburg | 3–3–1 | 3–3–1 | ||||||
| 1940 | Shippensburg | 3–3–2 | 3–3–2 | ||||||
| 1941 | Shippensburg | 6–2 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 1942 | Shippensburg | 2–4 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Shippensburg | 2–4–2 | 2–4–2 | ||||||
| Shippensburg: | 47–28–8 | 42–21–8 | |||||||
| Albright Lions (Middle Atlantic Conferences) (1949–1954) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Albright | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1950 | Albright | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1951 | Albright | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1952 | Albright | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | Albright | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1954 | Albright | 3–6 | |||||||
| Albright: | 25–29–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 72–57–9 | ||||||||
References
- "New Athletic Director At Shippensburg School". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. August 21, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved April 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
- "Gulian New Albright Coach". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. April 27, 1949. p. 18. Retrieved April 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
- "Edward Gulian". Riverbank News. Riverbank, California. November 13, 1991. p. A-2. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Eddie Gulian at Find a Grave