Jack Stoeber

John Berhard Stoeber (July 21, 1898 – November 19, 1971) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Thiel College from 1932 to 1954, compiling a record of 75–54–6.[1] The home field at Thiel is named in his honor.[2]

Jack Stoeber
Biographical details
Born(1898-07-21)July 21, 1898
Reading, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 19, 1971(1971-11-19) (aged 73)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Playing career
Football
1923–1924Springfield (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1931Thiel (line)
1932–1954Thiel
Basketball
1932–1949Thiel
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1957Thiel
Head coaching record
Overall75–54–6 (football)

A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Stoeber starred in athletics at Reading High School and Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Thiel, he also coached baseball, tennis, track, swimming, wrestling, boxing, soccer, and cross country. He was a professor of German at the school from 1940 to 1945 and the dean of men from 1946 to 1962. Stoeber died on November 19, 1971, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Thiel Tomcats (Tri-State Conference) (1932–1933)
1932 Thiel 3–61–35th
1933 Thiel 3–42–34th
Thiel Tomcats (Independent) (1934–1954)
1934 Thiel 5–2
1935 Thiel 4–2
1936 Thiel 3–3
1937 Thiel 2–4–1
1938 Thiel 1–5–2
1939 Thiel 4–4
1930 Thiel 4–4
1941 Thiel 7–0
1942 No team—World War II
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Thiel 7–0
1947 Thiel 4–3
1948 Thiel 4–3–1
1949 Thiel 3–3–1
1950 Thiel 7–0
1951 Thiel 3–2–1
1952 Thiel 1–5
1953 Thiel 5–2
1954 Thiel 5–2
Thiel: 75–54–63–6
Total:75–54–6

References
  1. Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Thiel College Tomcats". thielathletics.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. "Long-Time Thiel Coach Stoeber Dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1971. p. 10. Retrieved August 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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