Luke Urban

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Luke Urban
Boston Braves
1928–1929Buffalo Bisons
1931Springfield Ponies
Ice hockey
c. 1920Boston College
Position(s)End (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1930Canisius
Basketball
1918–1921Boston College
1921–1924Canisius
1925–1931Canisius
1940–1960Durfee HS (MA)
Baseball
1948–1950Fall River Indians
Head coaching record
Overall46–27–7 (college football)
84–57 (college basketball)
247–91 (high school basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
4 Eastern Massachusetts Basketball (1947, 1948, 1952, 1956)
2 New England Basketball (1948, 1956)
Awards
Football
Consensus
All-American (1920)
All-APFA (1920)
2× All-NFL (1922–1923)
Boston College Eagles Jersey
retired
Luke Urban
Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.273
Hits35
RBIs12
Teams

Louis John "Luke" Urban (March 22, 1898 – December 7, 1980) was an American multi-sport athlete and coach. He played four seasons of professional American football in the National Football League and two years of Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves. Urban was also a college football coach, a college and high school basketball coach, and a minor league baseball manager.

Playing career

College

Urban played football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey for the Boston College Eagles. He was a captain for the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was a member of the 1920 College Football All-America Team.[1]

Football

Urban played end for the Buffalo All-Americans from 1921 to 1924. He was named to the

Buffalo Evening News All-APFA Team in 1921, George Halas' All-NFL Team in 1922, and the Collyers Eye Magazine and Canton Daily News All-NFL Team in 1923.[2]

Baseball

Urban signed with the

Boston Braves. He appeared in 35 games for the Braves that season.[3] Urban refused to report to spring training in 1928 as part of a contract holdout. He eventually reported to camp late.[4] On June 22, 1928, he was traded with Jimmy Cooney and Johnny Werts for Bonnie Hollingsworth.[3] He played for Buffalo from 1928 to 1930 and the Springfield Ponies in 1931, and the Hartford Senators
from 1931 to 1932.

Basketball

Urban played basketball for Worcester Five of the Inter-State Basketball League in 1921.[5]

Coaching career

Urban served as Boston College's head basketball coach during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

Following his graduation, Urban was offered the position of head football coach at

Canisius College. His football teams had a record of 46–27–7 record, with of his eight clubs having a record of .500 or better. He was the school's winningest football coach until he was passed by Tom Hersey
in 1990.

Urban was the head basketball coach at Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts from 1940 to 1960. He had a 247–91 record with the Hilltoppers and won two New England championships.[7]

Urban was the manager of the Fall River Indians of the New England League from 1948 to 1950.

Honors

Urban was inducted into the MBCA Hall of Fame in 1965, the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Canisius College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976.[1][8] Durfee High's gymnasium was named the Luke Urban Field House in honor of Urban.

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Canisius Golden Griffins (Independent) (1921–1925)
1921 Canisius 4–3–2
1922 Canisius 5–2–1
1923 Canisius 8–1
1924 Canisius 4–3
1925 Canisius 4–4
Canisius Golden Griffins (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1926–1930)
1926 Canisius 2–5–1
1927
Canisius
 7–1
1928 Canisius 5–1–1
1929 Canisius 3–4–1
1930 Canisius 4–3–1
Canisius: 46–27–7
Total: 46–27–7

College basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Boston College Eagles () (1918–1921)
1918–19 Boston College 4–1
1919–20 Boston College 5–3
1920–21 Boston College 7–6
Boston College: 16–10
Canisius Golden Griffins () (1921–1924)
1921–22 Canisius 6–4
1922–23 Canisius 10–4
1923–24 Canisius 8–1
Canisius Golden Griffins () (1925–1931)
1925–26 Canisius 5–8
1926–27 Canisius 9–5
1927–28 Canisius 8–5
1928–29 Canisius 7–5
1929–30 Canisius 5–12
1930–31 Canisius 10–5
Canisius: 68–47
Total: 84–57

References

  1. ^ a b "Louis Urban". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  2. ^ "Louis Urban". Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Luke Urban Player Page". Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  4. The Evening Independent
    . March 5, 1928. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  5. The Hartford Courant
    . November 29, 1921. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  6. ^ "Urban Asked to Coach". The New York Times. December 7, 1920. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  7. Providence Journal
    . Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  8. ^ "Canisius College Athletics Hall of Fame". Retrieved December 11, 2009.

External links

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