American football player and coach (1911–1972)
Joseph Peter "Muggsy" Skladany (May 25, 1911 – August 9, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh , where he was consensus All-American at end in 1932 and 1933. Skladany played professionally for one season, in 1934, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL).
Skladany served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University —for one season, in 1943, compiling a record of 0–4–1.
Skladany was found dead on August 9, 1972, at the Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania .[ 1] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1975.
Head coaching record
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Carnegie Tech Tartans (Independent) (1943)
1943
Carnegie Tech
0–4–1
Carnegie Tech:
0–4–1
Total:
0–4–1
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