Eddie Kotal

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Eddie Kotal
Positions:
HB , BB , FB 		Jersey numbers:
18, 13, 10
born September 1, 1902 in Chicago , Illinois
died on January 27, 1973 in Los Angeles , California
Career information
Active : 1925 - 1929
College : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Lawrence University
Teams
Career statistics
Games     46
as a starter     28
Touchdowns     10
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Edward "Eddie" Louis Kotal (born September 1, 1902 in Chicago , Illinois , † January 27, 1973 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American American football player . He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers . Kotal was the first full-time scout in the NFL.

Player career

Eddie Kotal studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lawrence University and played American football there . Kotal was hired by the Green Bay Packers in 1925, who were trained by Curly Lambeau . In 1927 the Packers were able to tie LaVern Dilweg to the team and in 1929 Lambeau succeeded in significantly strengthening his offense by hiring John McNally . In the same year Kotal won the NFL championship with his team . Kotal was able to contribute three touchdowns to win the title. After this season Eddie Kotal ended his playing career.

Curly Lambeau

Trainer career / scout

Eddie Kotal was after his playing career in 1930 head coach of the football team at Lawrence University and was then coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point . He trained there among other things football and basketball teams. After his coaching career, he worked as a scout and assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1942 . In 1945 he moved to the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams . In contrast to the previous scouts in the NFL, he operated this activity at the Rams as a full-time job and not just part-time and was out and about throughout the country to observe young talent. Kotal was the discoverer of numerous well-known players, such as Dick Lane , Norm Van Brocklin and Elroy Hirsch . Edward Kotal found his final resting place in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles .

Honors

Eddie Kotal was voted an All Pro once and is a member of the University of Wisconson-Stevens Point Athletic Hall of Fame . The Eddie Kotal Memorial Award is given annually to a student in need to enable them to study.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1929
  2. ↑ Eddie Kotal at the Rams ( Memento from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ History of the Scout system ( Memento from July 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ↑ History of the Rams ( Memento from December 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 46 kB)
  5. ^ Eddie Kotal's grave in the Find a Grave database
  6. ↑ Eddie Kotal Memorial Award  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) ( Microsoft PowerPoint )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.uwsp.edu
personal data
SURNAME Kotal, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kotal, Edward Louis (full name); The Lawrence Flash (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1973
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States