Gil Bartosh
_crop.jpg) Bartosh in 1958 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1930 Granger, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 2016 (aged 86) Liberty Hill, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1952 | TCU |
| 1955 | BC Lions |
| Position(s) | Midland Lee HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–28 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Gilbert C. Bartosh Sr. (May 21, 1930 – June 4, 2016) was an American gridiron football player and coach.[1] He played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU) and later played one season professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He then had a lengthy coaching career, during which he served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1974 to 1976, compiling a record of 6–28.
Biography
Considered the greatest player ever to come out of
After suffering a shoulder injury during one of his practices, Bartosh quit professional football and started his coaching career. Bartosh was the head football coach at
Bartosh was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He died on June 4, 2016, in Liberty Hill, Texas, where he lived.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | UTEP | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | UTEP | 1–10 | 0–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1976 | UTEP | 1–11 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| UTEP: | 6–28 | 3–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–28 | ||||||||
References
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index, Vols 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ Statesman.com: Central Texas' all-time greatest football players [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gilbert BARTOSH Obituary (1930 - 2016) - Liberty Hill, TX - Austin American-Statesman".