Edward D. Suech (1903 – February 13, 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Saint Mary's College—now known as Saint Mary's University of Minnesota—in Winona, Minnesota from 1939 to 1947, compiling a record of 24–36–1. Suech was also the head basketball coach at Saint Mary's from 1939 to 1948, amassing a record of 97–68, the school's head baseball coach in 1940, tallying a mark of 2–9, and the athletic director at Saint Mary's from 1939 to 1948.[1]
Suech attended Duluth Cathedral High School in Duluth, Minnesota. He was captain of the basketball team in 1922–23 and a teammate of Joe Benda.[2] Suech later played football and basketball at Superior State Teachers College—now known as University of Wisconsin–Superior. He was appointed basketball coach at Duluth Cathedral in 1931.[3]
Suech came to Saint Mary's in 1939 after coaching football and basketball for three years at Cretin High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[4][5]
Suech died at the age of 77, on February 13, 1977, at Valley View Hospital in Youngtown, Arizona.[6]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's Redmen (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1939–1947) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Saint Mary's | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Saint Mary's | 5–3 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Saint Mary's | 4–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1942 | Saint Mary's | 1–7 | 0–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1943 | Saint Mary's | 3–1 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1944 | Saint Mary's | 1–6 | NA | ||||||
| 1945 | Saint Mary's | 0–5 | 0–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1946 | Saint Mary's | 4–3–1 | 1–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1947 | Saint Mary's | 1–6 | 0–4 | 8th | |||||
| Saint Mary's: | 24–36–1 | 12–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–36–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Two Succeed Eddie Suech". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 18, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Duluth School Wins Parochial Floor Tourney". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. March 17, 1923. p. 32. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cage Coach Named". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 20, 1931. p. 23. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ed Suech". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. January 24, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ed Suech Named St. Mary's Coach". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. January 24, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Edward Suech". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. February 13, 1977. p. 43. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .