Ben_Wolfson

Ben Wolfson

Ben Wolfson

American football coach

Ben Wolfson was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1942 and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 1943 to 1945, compiling a career college football coaching record of 15–12–2.

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High school coaching

Wolfson was the head football coach at Catasauqua High School in Northampton, Pennsylvania in 1940.[1]

Moravian College

Wolfson served as the head football coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for one season in 1942.[2]

Lafayette College

When Moravian shut down sports during World War II, Wolfson took the head coaching job at Lafayette College, which he held for three seasons, from 1943 to 1945.[3]

Professional football

Wolfson served as the head coach of the Scranton Miners (1946) and Wilkes–Barre Barons (1947) of the American Football League.[4][5]

Head coaching record

College

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References

  1. [1]
    "Catasauqua is 6 to 0 winner over Leighton". The Morning Call. newspapers.com. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Ben Wolfson, 1942 Moravian college football coach, named to similar post at Lafayette". Ogden Standard-Examiner. newspaperarchive.com. August 30, 1943. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Bradley, Michael (November 30, 2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. Potomac Books. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "1946 Scranton Miners (AFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "1947 Wilkes-Barre Barons (AFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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