Carl Storck

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Carl Storck
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Storck (at top left) as a member of the 1920 Dayton Triangles
Personal information
Born:November 14, 1892
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died:March 13, 1950(1950-03-13) (aged 57)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College:Dayton
Position:Coach
Career history
As a coach:
As an executive:
Head coaching record
Career:8–26–4
Coaching stats at PFR

Carl H. Storck (born November 14, 1892 – March 13, 1950)[1] was a co-founder of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the founding owner of the Dayton Triangles. He was also the Triangles coach from 1922 until 1926. Storck served as the NFL's treasurer from 1921 to 1939 and president from 1939 to 1941.

Dayton Triangles

Storck started his football career as a local football hero in

Brooklyn and renamed them the Brooklyn Dodgers
.

League officer

Storck served as secretary-treasurer of the National Football League from 1921 to 1939. Upon the death of

Commissioner and named Elmer Layden to the post. Storck was upset by the owners' decision to replace him as head of the league, as he had given twenty years to the league (fifteen without pay) and had not received any criticism from the owners during his tenure as president. He stated that he would stay on as president if the owners defined his duties in a contract. However, on April 4, 1941, he suddenly announced that he was resigning "for the best interests of the game".[2][3]

Outside football

In keeping with the majority of managers Storck was an unpaid volunteer. He worked full-time as a foreman in the Inspection and Packing Department of the

National Cash Register Company. He then worked as assistant manager at Delco.[4]

Illness and death

At the time of his resignation, Storck was seriously ill with Neurasthenia. He had been bedridden for seven weeks prior to his resignation and was partially paralyzed on the right side of his body.[3] He retired from Delco in 1942 due to ill health. Storck died on March 13, 1950, at a nursing home in Dayton.[4]

References

  1. ^ Carl Stock on pro-football-reference.com
  2. ^ "Storck Quits Post In Surprise Move". The New York Times. April 5, 1941.
  3. ^ a b "Storck Predicts Fight Over Layden". The New York Times. April 4, 1941.
  4. ^ a b "Carl Storck, Ex-Head of Football League". The New York Times. March 14, 1950.