Libero Bertagnolli | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 13, 1914 Benld, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
September 14, 1992 (aged 77) Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. |
Libero Lorenz "Bert" Bertagnolli (November 13, 1914 – September 14, 1992) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Washington University in St. Louis and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, in 1942 and 1945.[1] Bertagnolli was the head football coach at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 1951 to 1953, compiling a record of 11–12–2. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Bertagnolli later coached football, swimming, and tennis, at Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois. He died on September 14, 1992, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, in Bloomington, Illinois.[2]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan Titans (College Conference of Illinois) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Illinois Wesleyan | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | Illinois Wesleyan | 2–5–1 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1952 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1–7–1 | 1–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan: | 11–12–2 | 8–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–12–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Remember Libero Bertagnolli? He'll Be at Bears' Butler Game as Coach of Next Foe". St. Louis, Missouri. November 7, 1951. p. 2C. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118586148/st-louis-post-dispatch/.
- ↑ "Libero Bertagnolli". Bloomington, Illinois. September 14, 1992. p. A7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118586380/obituary-for-libero-l-bertagnolli/.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Pro-Football-Reference
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