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Edward Hirshberg

1908 – 1983

American football player and coach

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Lived 1908 – 1983 (aged 75). Edward Hirshberg was an American american football player.

Edward J. Hirshberg (December 27, 1908 – December 27, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh as an end and was team captain in 1931. Hirshberg served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1962, compiling a record of 5–19. He also coached as an assistant at his alma mater, Pittsburgh, as well as St. Thomas College—now known as the University of Scranton, Dartmouth College, West Virginia University, and Yale University.

Hirshberg was born in Louisville, Kentucky. During World War II he served in the Pacific as a colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Hirschberg later owned and operated WEDO, a radio station in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was also a housing developer, owner of the Boldoc Country Club in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and had an association with the Family Furniture Store in McKeesport. Hirshberg died on December 27, 1983, in North Miami Beach, Florida.

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University of Pittsburgh

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Who was Edward Hirshberg?

American football player and coach (1908-1983)

When was Edward Hirshberg born?

Edward Hirshberg was born on 27 December 1908 in Louisville.

When did Edward Hirshberg die?

Edward Hirshberg died on 27 December 1983 in North Miami Beach, Florida.

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Edward Hirshberg was an american football player.

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Edward Hirshberg was American.

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· Wikipedia: Edward Hirshberg

· Wikidata: Q62081351

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