 Bedenk pictured in The Campanile 1926, Rice yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1897 |
| Died | May 2, 1978 (aged 80) State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1923 | Penn State |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1923 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Guard (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1926 | Rice (assistant) |
| 1927–1928 | Florida (line) |
| 1929–1948 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 1949 | Penn State |
| 1950–1951 | Penn State (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1925–1926 | Rice |
| 1931–1962 | Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4 (football) 391–171–3 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Fred Joseph Bedenk (July 14, 1897 – May 2, 1978) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Rice University from 1925 to 1926 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1931 to 1962. Bedenk was also the head football coach at Penn State for one season in 1949, tallying a mark of 5–4.