Joseph J. Carlin
Joseph Jefferson "Jeff" Carlin (June 5, 1905 – April 14, 1957) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1905 |
| Died | April 14, 1957 (aged 51) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1924 | Washington & Jefferson |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1945 | Case Tech (assistant) |
| 1945 | Case Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1946 | Case Tech |
| 1944–1946 | Cleveland Allmen Transfers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–126 (college basketball) 17–48 (professional basketball) 0–4 (college football) |
Carlin attended high school at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, New York, where he was a star baseball, basketball, and football athlete.[1] Collegiately, he played baseball, basketball, and football at Washington & Jefferson College, playing in the 1922 Rose Bowl. He declined an offer from the New York Giants professional baseball team to coach college basketball.[2]
Carlin was a long time basketball coach at Case Tech in Cleveland, Ohio from 1930 to 1946. He was also a head college coach football for four games in 1945.[3]
From 1944 to 1946, he was the head basketball coach of the NBL's Cleveland Allmen Transfers and star player Mel Riebe.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Tech Rough Riders (Independent) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Case Tech | 0–4 | |||||||
| Case Tech: | 0–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–4 | ||||||||