Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 8, 1928
Died | December 7, 2022 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 93)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1948–1949 | Rutgers |
1950 | Bethlehem Bulldogs |
1956–1957 | Montana State |
Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1960–1967 | Montana State (assistant) |
1968 | Montana Western |
Baseball | |
1961–1966 | Montana State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–4 (football) |
George T. Marinkovich (December 8, 1928 – December 7, 2022) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Western Montana College—now known as the University of Montana Western—for one season, in 1968, compiling a record of 3–4. Marinkovich played college football at both Rutgers University and Montana State University, winning an NAIA Football National Championship at the latter as a member of the 1956 Montana State Bobcats football team.[1][2] Marinkovich died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on December 7, 2022, one day before his 94th birthday.[3]