| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1918 |
| Died | October 31, 2016 (aged 97) West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1941 | Trinity (CT) |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | Hartford Bees |
| 1946 | Hartford Chiefs |
| Position(s) | Shortstop (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1948 | Trinity (CT) (assistant) |
| 1949–1950 | Whitman (assistant) |
| 1951–1954 | Whitman |
| Baseball | |
| 1950–1955 | Whitman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–18–1 (football) |
Joseph B. Beidler (November 15, 1918 – October 31, 2016) was a minor league baseball player and collegiate American football and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1951 to 1954.[2] Prior to arriving at Whitman, Beidler served as an assistant football coach at his alma mater,[3] Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from 1946 to 1948.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Fighting Missionaries (Northwest Conference) (1951–1954) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Whitman | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Whitman | 3–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1953 | Whitman | 4–3 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1954 | Whitman | 4–4 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Whitman: | 14–18–1 | 4–15–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–17–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Joseph Beidler". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Because of Joe Beidler, former Whitman College coach, Linfield has its famous "Hartford Connection"". wildcatville.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Trinity Opens Season with Victory Over Union Eleven". The Trinity Tripod. September 30, 1941. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)