 Fitzpatrick pictured in the 1921Utonian, Utah yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1891-01-21)January 21, 1891 Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1986(1986-06-24) (aged 95) Aptos, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1912 | Utah |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1912 | Utah |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1924 | Utah |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1925 | Utah |
| Baseball | |
| 1918–1921 | Utah |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–17–3 (college football) 42–30 (college basketball) 14–8 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1RMC (1922) | |
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (January 21, 1891 – June 24, 1986)[1] was anAmerican football andbasketball player, coach of football, basketball, andbaseball, and football official. He served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Utah from 1919 to 1924, compiling a record of 23–17–3. From 1917 to 1925, he was the coach of theUtah men's basketball team; his teams had a cumulative record of 42–30.[2] Fitzpatrick was also the head baseball coach at Utah from 1918 to 1921, tallying a mark of 14–8.
Fitzpatrick was a native ofMontana. After leaving Utah, he moved toOakland, California, to coach high school sports.[3] There he coached football, basketball, andbaseball at Roosevelt High School from 1926 to 1944 and atMcClymonds High School from 1945 to 1956. He also officiated 12Rose Bowls, including the1929 Rose Bowl, famous forRoy Riegels's wrong-way run. Fitzpatrick died on June 24, 1986, at the age of 95. He had been a resident ofAptos, California, since 1962.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes(Rocky Mountain Conference)(1919–1924) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Utah | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1920 | Utah | 1–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1921 | Utah | 3–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1922 | Utah | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Utah | 4–3 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1924 | Utah | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| Utah: | 23–17–3 | 15–9–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–17–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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