Louis F. Zarza (August 15, 1909 – April 13, 1990) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach St. Viator College Bourbonnais, Illinois in 1927 and at Wayne University—now known as Wayne State University—in Detroit, Michigan from 1949 to 1954, compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–31–3. Zarza went to Wayne after working for one season as the line coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1909 Groveton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 1990 (aged 80) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1935 | Michigan State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936 | St. Viator (assistant) |
| 1937 | St. Viator |
| 1938 | Washington HS (IN) |
| 1939–1942 | Arizona (line) |
| 1943 | Norman NAS (assistant) |
| 1946 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1947 | Santa Clara (line) |
| 1948 | Detroit Lions (line) |
| 1949–1954 | Wayne State (MI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–31–3 (college) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Viator Irish (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1937) | |||||||||
| 1937 | St. Viator | 6–2–1 | 2–0–1 | 4th | |||||
| St. Viator: | 6–2–1 | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Wayne Tartars (Independent) (1949–1954) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Wayne | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1950 | Wayne | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1951 | Wayne | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1952 | Wayne | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1953 | Wayne | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Wayne | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| Wayne: | 20–29–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 26–31–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Louis F. Zarza". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Louis Zarza". Pro Football History. Retrieved July 10, 2018.