Molenda cropped from 1925 Michigan Wolverines team photograph
Biographical details
Born
(1905-02-20)February 20, 1905 Oglesby, Illinois, U.S.
Died
July 20, 1986(1986-07-20) (aged 81) Banning, California, U.S.
Playing career
1925–1926
Michigan
1927–1928
New York Yankees
1928–1932
Green Bay Packers
1932–1935
New York Giants
Position(s)
Fullback, quarterback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1936–1940
New York Giants (assistant)
1945
San Diego NTS
1947–1948
Green Bay Packers (backfield)
1949
Chicago Hornets (backfield)
1950–1969
Menlo
Head coaching record
Overall
79–86–3 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Coast Conference (1951, 1954–1955, 1964)
John Joseph "Bo" Molenda (February 20, 1905 – July 20, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He played primarily a fullback, in college at the for the University of Michigan and for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers. and the New York Giants. Moldena played for two Big Ten Conference championship teams at Michigan and four NFL championship teams, three with the Packers and one with the Giants. Molenda was the backfield coach for the Packers in 1947 and 1948, as has the same with the Chicago Hornets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1949. He served as the head football coach at Menlo College, then a junior college, located in Atherton, California, from 1950 to 1969.
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NTS) during the 1943 college football season. The team was coached by BoMolenda, a former Michigan football player, and played on Hull Field in San Diego...
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group that included All-Americans Bennie Oosterbaan, Benny Friedman and BoMolenda. Yost later called the 1925 Michigan squad the greatest team he ever coached...
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but Friedman was lost to graduation. The 1927 Wolverines also lost back BoMolenda who went on to play nine seasons in the National Football League. In addition...
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