Jim Valek
American football player, coach, and executive (1928–2005)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1928-01-25)January 25, 1928 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2005(2005-09-04) (aged 77) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1945–1948 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952 | Wichita (assistant) |
| 1953–1958 | LaSalle-Peru HS (IL) |
| 1959–1960 | Illinois (assistant) |
| 1961–1965 | Army (assistant) |
| 1966 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1967–1970 | Illinois |
| 1973–1975 | New England Patriots (ST) |
| 1988 | New York Knights |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1976–1978 | New England Patriots (assistant GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–32 (college) 2–10 (AFL) |
James Joseph Valek (January 25, 1928 – September 4, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of 8–32.[1] Valek also coached the New York Knights, of the Arena Football League, to a 2–10 record in 1988.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Illinois | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1968 | Illinois | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 1969 | Illinois | 0–10 | 0–7 | 10th | |||||
| 1970 | Illinois | 3–7 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
| Illinois: | 8–32 | 5–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–32 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Jim Valek Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
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Illinois Fighting Illini head football coaches
- Scott Williams (1890)
- Robert Lackey (1891)
- Edward K. Hall (1892–1893)
- Louis Vail (1894)
- George Huff (1895–1899)
- Fred L. Smith (1900)
- Edgar Holt (1901–1902)
- George Washington Woodruff (1903)
- Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal & Clyde Matthews (1904)
- Fred Lowenthal (1905)
- Justa Lindgren (1906)
- Arthur R. Hall (1907–1912)
- Robert Zuppke (1913–1941)
- Ray Eliot (1942–1959)
- Pete Elliott (1960–1966)
- Jim Valek (1967–1970)
- Bob Blackman (1971–1976)
- Gary Moeller (1977–1979)
- Mike White (1980–1987)
- John Mackovic (1988–1991)
- Lou Tepper (1991–1996)
- Ron Turner (1997–2004)
- Ron Zook (2005–2011)
- Vic Koenning # (2011)
- Tim Beckman (2012–2014)
- Bill Cubit (2015)
- Lovie Smith (2016–2020)
- Rod Smith # (2020)
- Bret Bielema (2021– )
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