Biographical details | |
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Born | Frontenac, Kansas, U.S. | January 19, 1913
Died | September 15, 1996 Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 83)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1933–1935 | Notre Dame |
Baseball | |
1934–1936 | Notre Dame |
1936 | Boston Bees |
1936 | Syracuse Chiefs |
1937 | Columbia Senators |
1937 | Scranton Miners |
1938 | Indianapolis Indians |
1939 | Erie Sailors |
1939 | Hartford Bees |
Position(s) | Halfback (football) Outfielder (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1942 | Washington University (backfield) |
1943 | Georgia Pre-Flight (assistant) |
1946–1953 | Tulane (backfield) |
1954–1961 | Tulane |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 25–49–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Andy Pilney | |
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Pinch hitter | |
Born: Frontenac, Kansas | January 13, 1913|
Died: September 15, 1996 Kenner, Louisiana | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 12, 1936, for the Boston Bees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 26, 1936, for the Boston Bees | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 3 |
At bats | 2 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
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Antone James "Andy" Pilney (January 19, 1913 – September 15, 1996) was an American football coach and player of football and baseball. He played football and baseball at the University of Notre Dame in the mid-1930s and then professional baseball from 1936 to 1939. Pilney had a three-game stint in Major League Baseball with the Boston Bees in July 1936. He served as the head football coach at Tulane University from 1954 to 1961, compiling a record of 25–49–6.