| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1912-07-04)July 4, 1912 Cicero, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1990(1990-01-01) (aged 77) Safety Harbor, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1934 | Northwestern |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1935 | Northwestern |
| Positions | Guard (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1940 | Boston University (assistant) |
| 1941–1943 | Michigan State (line) |
| 1946 | Michigan State (line) |
| 1947–1948 | Drake |
| 1949–1954 | Temple |
| 1955–1958 | Southern Illinois |
| 1960–1961 | Tulane (line) |
| 1962 | Lafayette (assistant) |
| 1963–1964 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1964 | Tulsa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–53–6 (football) 10–12 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Albert Peter Kawal (July 4, 1912 – January 1, 1990) was an Americanfootball andbasketball player and coach of football, basketball, andbaseball. He served as the head football coach atDrake University (1947–1948),Temple University (1949–1954), andSouthern Illinois University Carbondale (1960–1961), compiling a careercollege football record of 52–53–6. Kawal was also the head baseball coach at theUniversity of Tulsa in 1964, tallying a mark of 10–12. He played football and basketball atNorthwestern University
Kawal got his first head coaching job as the 16th head football coach atDrake University inDes Moines, Iowa and he held that position for two seasons, from 1947 until 1948. His record at Drake was 8–10–1.[1]
Kawal he was the 15th head football coach atTemple University inPhiladelphia and he held that position for six seasons, from 1949 until 1954. His record at Temple was 24–28–3.[2]
Kawal was the eighth head football coach atSouthern Illinois University Carbondale and served there four seasons, from 1955 until 1958. His record at Southern Illinois was 20–15–2.[3]
Kawal was born on July 4, 1912, inCicero, Illinois, to Peter and Martha (Yuknis) Kawal. On April 28, 1936, inBoston, he married Almyra P Wilcox (died August 26, 1951). On January 1, 1937, their daughter, Martha Allison Kawal (died September 9, 2011), was born in Boston. In 1952 he married Mary Louise Clifford (died July 30, 1999). He and Mary retired toFlorida in the early 1970s. Kawal died on January 1, 1990, inSafety Harbor, Florida.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Bulldogs(Missouri Valley Conference)(1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Drake | 1–7–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1948 | Drake | 7–3 | 1–1 | 3rd | WSalad | ||||
| Drake: | 8–10–1 | 2–4 | |||||||
| Temple Owls(Independent)(1949–1954) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Temple | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1950 | Temple | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Temple | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1952 | Temple | 2–7–1 | |||||||
| 1953 | Temple | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Temple | 3–5 | |||||||
| Drake: | 24–28–3 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois Salukis(Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1955–1958) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Southern Illinois | 4–4–2 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Southern Illinois | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Southern Illinois | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1958 | Southern Illinois | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Southern Illinois: | 20–15–2 | 14–9–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–53–6 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane(Missouri Valley Conference)(1964) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Tulsa | 10–12 | |||||||
| Tulsa: | 10–12 (.455) | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–12 (.455) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||