George Munger (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Munger (American football)

American football player and coach

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1909

Place of Birth: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1994

Profession: athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

George Almond Munger (June 24, 1909 – July 21, 1994) was an American athlete, coach and athletic director.
He played college football and competed in track and field at the University of Pennsylvania from 1930 to 1933.
He returned to Penn as head coach of the football team from 1938 to 1953 and as director of physical education from 1954 to 1974.
His 1945 and 1947 teams finished ranked among the top ten college football teams in the United States, and he coached five players who were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and three who received the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football.
Munger was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.
The Maxwell Football Club has present the George Munger Award each year since 1989 to the national college football coach of the year.