Albert Kawal
{{short description|American athlete and coach (1912–1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Albert Kawal
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|7|4}}
| birth_place = Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|1|1|1912|7|4}}
| death_place = Safety Harbor, Florida, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1932–1934
| player_team2 = Northwestern
| player_sport3 = Basketball
| player_years4 = 1933–1935
| player_team4 = Northwestern
| player_positions = Guard (football)
Guard (basketball)
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1936–1940
| coach_team2 = Boston University (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1941–1943
| coach_team3 = Michigan State (line)
| coach_years4 = 1946
| coach_team4 = Michigan State (line)
| coach_years5 = 1947–1948
| coach_team5 = Drake
| coach_years6 = 1949–1954
| coach_team6 = Temple
| coach_years7 = 1955–1958
| coach_team7 = Southern Illinois
| coach_years8 = 1960–1961
| coach_team8 = Tulane (line)
| coach_years9 = 1962
| coach_team9 = Lafayette (assistant)
| coach_years10 = 1963–1964
| coach_team10 = Tulsa (assistant)
| coach_sport11 = Baseball
| coach_years12 = 1964
| coach_team12 = Tulsa
| overall_record = 52–53–6 (football)
10–12 (baseball)
| bowl_record = 1–0
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| awards =
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1933)
| coaching_records =
}}
Albert Peter Kawal (July 4, 1912 – January 1, 1990) was an American football and basketball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Drake University (1947–1948), Temple University (1949–1954), and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1960–1961), compiling a career college football record of 52–53–6. Kawal was also the head baseball coach at the University of Tulsa in 1964, tallying a mark of 10–12. He played football and basketball at Northwestern University
Coaching career
=Drake=
Kawal got his first head coaching job as the 16th head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for two seasons, from 1947 until 1948. His record at Drake was 8–10–1.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/drake/coaching_records.php Drake Coaching Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727024042/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/drake/coaching_records.php |date=July 27, 2010 }}
=Temple=
Kawal he was the 15th head football coach at Temple University in Philadelphia and he held that position for six seasons, from 1949 until 1954. His record at Temple was 24–28–3.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php Temple Coaching Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516093303/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php |date=May 16, 2008 }}
=Southern Illinois=
Kawal was the eighth head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and served there four seasons, from 1955 until 1958. His record at Southern Illinois was 20–15–2.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/southern_illinois/coaching_records.php Southern Illinois Coaching Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030706094700/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/southern_illinois/coaching_records.php |date=July 6, 2003 }}
Personal life
Kawal was born on July 4, 1912, in Cicero, Illinois, to Peter and Martha (Yuknis) Kawal. On April 28, 1936, in Boston, he married Almyra P Wilcox (died August 26, 1951). On January 1, 1937, their daughter, Martha Allison Kawal (died September 9, 2011), was born in Boston. In 1952 he married Mary Louise Clifford (died July 30, 1999). He and Mary retired to Florida in the early 1970s. Kawal died on January 1, 1990, in Safety Harbor, Florida.
Head coaching record
=Football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Drake Bulldogs
| conf = Missouri Valley Conference
| startyear = 1947
| endyear = 1948
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1947
| name = Drake
| overall = 1–7–1
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1948
| name = Drake
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname = Salad
| bowloutcome = W
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Drake
| overall = 8–10–1
| confrecord = 2–4
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Temple Owls
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1949
| endyear = 1954
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = Temple
| overall = 5–4
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1950
| name = Temple
| overall = 4–4–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1951
| name = Temple
| overall = 6–4
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1952
| name = Temple
| overall = 2–7–1
| conference =
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1953
| name = Temple
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference =
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1954
| name = Temple
| overall = 3–5
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Drake
| overall = 24–28–3
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Southern Illinois Salukis
| conf = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1955
| endyear = 1958
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1955
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 4–4–2
| conference = 4–1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1956
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1957
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 20–15–2
| confrecord = 14–9–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 52–53–6
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
=College baseball=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
| type = coach
| conference =
| postseason =
| poll = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Tulsa Golden Hurricane
|startyear=1964
|endyear=single
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1964
| name =Tulsa
| overall =10–12
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}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tulsa
| overall = {{Winning percentage|10|12|record=y}}
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|10|12|record=y}}
| confrecord =
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Drake Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
{{Temple Owls football coach navbox}}
{{Southern Illinois Salukis football coach navbox}}
{{Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball coach navbox}}
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