1926, 1928–1929 Michigan Name Joseph Truskowski 1932–? Iowa State (asst.) | 1931 Olivet Position(s) End | |
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball Died July 1959
Lion's Head, Ontario | ||
Joseph E. Truskowski (c. 1906 – July 1959) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach. He played college football, basketball and baseball at the University of Michigan.
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Athletic career
Truskowski played three years each at the end position for the Michigan football team and as a forward for the Michigan basketball team. At the end of the 1928 season, he was selected as the captain of the 1929 Michigan Wolverines football team. Truskowski won a total of eight varsity letters at Michigan. While a student at Michigan, he joined Theta Kappa Nu Fraternity.
Coaching career
Following his collegiate athletic career, Truskowski worked as a coach. He was the head football coach at Olivet College in 1931 and the assistant football coach at Iowa State University starting in 1932. He was also the head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones baseball team from 1935 to 1937. Truskowski led Iowa State's baseball team to consecutive Big Six championships in 1935 and 1936. In 1937, Truskowski left Iowa State to become an assistant football coach and head basketball coach at Wayne State University. Truskowski joined the Navy in 1942 and returned to Wayne State in 1945. He also served as the head baseball coach at Wayne State in 1941 and again from 1946 to 1959.
Truskowski changed his name to Joe Truske. He died from a heart attack at his summer home in Lion's Head, Ontario, in July 1959.