(1908-12-27)December 27, 1908 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died
December 27, 1983(1983-12-27) (aged 75) North Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1929–1931
Pittsburgh
Position(s)
End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932
St. Thomas (PA) (assistant)
1933–1935
Pittsburgh (ends)
1937–1939
Dartmouth (assistant)
1940–1941
West Virginia (ends)
1942
Yale (ends)
c. 1950–1959
Carnegie Mellon (assistant)
1960–1962
Carnegie Mellon
Head coaching record
Overall
5–19
Edward J. Hirshberg (December 27, 1908 – December 27, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh as an end and was team captain in 1931. Hirshberg served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1962, compiling a record of 5–19.[1] He also coached as an assistant at his alma mater, Pittsburgh, as well as St. Thomas College—now known as the University of Scranton, Dartmouth College, West Virginia University, and Yale University.[2]
Hirshberg was born in Louisville, Kentucky. During World War II he served in the Pacific as a colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Hirschberg later owned and operated WEDO, a radio station in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was also a housing developer, owner of the Boldoc Country Club in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and had an association with the Family Furniture Store in McKeesport. Hirshberg died on December 27, 1983, in North Miami Beach, Florida.[3][4]
^"All-Time Coaching Records". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Ed Hirshberg To Aid Odell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. June 3, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Edward Hirshberg dies, All-American at Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 31, 1983. p. 30. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^Litchfield, Edward H. (October 8, 1962). "Saturday's Hero Is Doing Fine". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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