Craig Fertig
Biographical details | |
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Born | Bell, California, U.S. | May 7, 1942
Died | October 4, 2008 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Playing career | |
1961–1964 | USC |
Position(s) | Portland Storm (assistant) |
1975 | USC (assistant) |
1976–1979 | Oregon State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–34–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
National (1962) | |
Craig Fertig (May 7, 1942 – October 4, 2008) was an American football player and coach.[1][2] He was the head football coach at Oregon State University from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 10–34–1 (.233) in four seasons.
Playing career
Fertig attended the University of Southern California where he was a star quarterback for the Trojans. In 1964, he set eight school passing records and threw the game-winning touchdown against top-ranked Notre Dame.[1][3][4]
Coaching career
Selected late in the
At age 33 in December 1975, Fertig was named the head coach at Oregon State University in Corvallis, with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.[6][7] He followed Dee Andros, who stepped down after eleven seasons and became OSU's athletic director. Fertig was fired during his fourth season in October 1979, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.[8][9][10][11] He coached through the end of the season,[12] and lost the finale to Oregon 24–3 in the Civil War, the Beavers' fifth straight loss to the Ducks.[13]
Fertig served as an assistant
Family and death
Born in Bell, California, Fertig was from Huntington Park, where his father was chief of police.[1][17] He graduated from Huntington Park High School and enrolled at USC. Fertig's sister Trudy also attended USC and married former USC lineman Marv Marinovich; their son Todd Marinovich is Fertig's nephew.[14]
Fertig died in 2008 at age 66 of kidney failure at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach on October 4.[1][2] USC remembered him with a moment of silence at the game against Oregon that evening.[18]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Oregon State Beavers (Pacific-8 / Pacific-10 Conference) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
1976 | Oregon State | 2–10 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
1977 | Oregon State | 3–8 | 1–7 | T–7th | |||||
1978 | Oregon State | 3–7–1 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
1979 | Oregon State | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
Oregon State: | 10–34–1 | 5–26 | |||||||
Total: | 10–34–1 |
References
- ^ a b c d Wharton, David (October 5, 2008). "Craig Fertig 1942–2008". Los Angeles Times. obituary. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Craig Fertig dies". USC Athletics. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "USC shocks Notre Dame". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 29, 1964. p. 1B.
- ^ "Record-setting USC quarterback, analyst Fertig dies". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Craig Fertig wants head job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 11, 1975. p. 13.
- ^ Conrad, John (December 12, 1975). "Fertig tapped to succeed Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Fertig gets Beaver post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 12, 1975. p. 24.
- ^ "Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 11, 1979. p. 3C.
- ^ "Fertig: coaches players bemoan lack of discipline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1979. p. 3C.
- ^ "Fertig officially fired by OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 22, 1979. p. 1B.
- ^ "Fertig won't be back in '80". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1979. p. 1B.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 23, 1979). "Keeping his head up and mouth shut". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1979). "Ducks win it the way Beavers used to, 24-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon).
- ^ a b Looney, Douglas S. (February 22, 1988). "Bred to be a superstar". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
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- ^ "Craig Fertig is back of the week". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. October 29, 1964. p. 39.
- ^ "Fertig, quarterback, analyst for USC, dies at 66". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-10-04.