 Urban pictured inSub Turri 1921, Boston College yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-03-22)March 22, 1898 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1980(1980-12-07) (aged 82) Somerset, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1917 | Boston College |
| 1919–1920 | Boston College |
| 1921–1923 | Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1920 | Boston College |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1920 | Boston College |
| 1922–1923 | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1924–1925 | Columbus Senators |
| 1926–1927 | Toledo Mud Hens |
| 1927–1928 | Boston Braves |
| 1928–1929 | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1931 | Springfield Ponies |
| Ice hockey | |
| c. 1920 | Boston College |
| Position(s) | End (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1930 | Canisius |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1921 | Boston College |
| 1921–1924 | Canisius |
| 1925–1931 | Canisius |
| 1940–1960 | Durfee HS (MA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1948–1950 | Fall River Indians |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–27–7 (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 ConsensusAll-American (1920) All-APFA (1920) 2× All-NFL (1922–1923) Boston College Eagles Jersey retired | |
| Luke Urban | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born:(1898-03-22)March 22, 1898 Fall River, Massachusetts | |
| Died: December 7, 1980(1980-12-07) (aged 82) Somerset, Massachusetts | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 19, 1927, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 21, 1928, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Hits | 35 |
| RBIs | 12 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Louis John "Luke"Urban (March 22, 1898 – December 7, 1980) was an American multi-sport athlete and coach. He played four seasons of professionalfootball in theNational Football League and two years ofMajor League Baseball with theBoston Braves. Urban was also a college football coach, a college and high school basketball coach, and a minor league baseball manager.
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 the1920 College Football All-America Team.[1]
Urban played end for the Buffalo All-Americans from 1921 to 1924. He was named to theBuffalo Evening News All-APFA Team in 1921,George Halas' All-NFL Team in 1922, and theCollyers Eye Magazine andCanton Daily News All-NFL Team in 1923.[2]
Urban signed with theNew York Yankees and played for their minor league teams in Buffalo and Columbus. He made the Major Leagues in 1927 with theBoston 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 withJimmy Cooney andJohnny Werts forBonnie Hollingsworth.[3] He played for Buffalo from 1928 to 1930 and the Springfield Ponies in 1931, and theHartford Senators from 1931 to 1932.
Urban played basketball for Worcester Five of the Inter-State Basketball League in 1921.[5]
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 atCreighton University, but turned down the offer in order to play professional football.[6] From 1921 to 1930, he was the head basketball and football coach atCanisius 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 byTom Hersey in 1990.
Urban was the head basketball coach atDurfee High School inFall 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 theNew England League from 1948 to 1950.
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.
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||