Joe Benda

Joe Benda
Biographical details
Born	March 20, 1905; Minnesota, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1950 (aged 45); Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1927	Notre Dame
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929	Duluth Cathedral HS (MN)
1930–1936	Saint John's (MN)
1937–1940	Notre Dame (ends)
1941–1942	Saint John's (MN)
1944	Cleveland Rams (assistant)
1945–1949	Saint John's (MN)
Basketball
1930–1948	Saint John's (MN)
Baseball
1945	Saint John's (MN)
Head coaching record
Overall	57–32–8 (college football); 68–152 (college basketball); 2–4 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 MIAC (1932, 1935–1936)

Joseph Francis Benda (March 20, 1905 – June 20, 1950) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.^[1]

He served three stints head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1930 to 1936, 1941 to 1942, and 1945 to 1949, compiling a record of 57–32–8. Benda was also the school's head basketball coach and head baseball coach.^[2]

Benda played college football at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, lettering three years from 1925 to 1927.^[3] He came St. John's after spending a year as the head coach at his old high school, leading Central to a 7–1 finish in 1929. He inherited a Johnnies' squad that finished 0–6 the year before. St. John's finished 1–4–1 in 1930, including an 82–0 loss at St. Olaf.^[4]

Benda died on June 20, 1950, in Collegeville, after suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma.^[5]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1936)
1930	Saint John's	1–4–1	0–3–1	T–6th
1931	Saint John's	4–2–1	3–2	4th
1932	Saint John's	6–0–1	4–0–1	1st
1933	Saint John's	3–3–2	1–2–2	7th
1934	Saint John's	5–1–1	2–1–1	T–4th
1935	Saint John's	5–0–1	3–0–1	T–1st
1936	Saint John's	5–2	4–0	T–1st
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1941–1942)
1941	Saint John's	3–4	1–3	7th
1942	Saint John's	4–1–1	4–1–1	3rd
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1949)
1945	Saint John's	1–6	1–4	5th
1946	Saint John's	5–3	2–3	5th
1947	Saint John's	3–2	3–2	T–4th
1948	Saint John's	6–2	3–2	4th
1941	Saint John's	6–2	4–2	3rd
Saint John's:		57–32–8	10–7
Total:		57–32–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Joseph Benda". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "SJU Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). gojohnnies.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Notre Dame football". und.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Before Gagliardi, there was Benda". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
^ Byrne, Jim (June 21, 1950). "Heroic Benda Battle Ended". Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 38. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Pro Football Archives profile

[1] "Joseph Benda". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[2] "SJU Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). gojohnnies.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[3] "Notre Dame football". und.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[4] "Before Gagliardi, there was Benda". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[5] Byrne, Jim (June 21, 1950). "Heroic Benda Battle Ended". Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 38. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

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