About Gene Augusterfer
Lived 1914 – 1957 (aged 42). Gene Augusterfer was an American basketball coach and american football player.
Eugene Francis Augusterfer (October 4, 1913 – January 15, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback and defensive back for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL) in 1935. Augusterfer served as head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello—from 1943 to 1944 and at his alma mater, Catholic University, in 1947. Augusterfer died on January 15, 1957, following a year-long illness. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Who was Gene Augusterfer?
American football player (1914-1957)
When was Gene Augusterfer born?
Gene Augusterfer was born on 4 October 1914 in Washington, D.C..
When did Gene Augusterfer die?
Gene Augusterfer died on 15 January 1957 in Washington, D.C..
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Gene Augusterfer was a basketball coach and american football player.
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Gene Augusterfer was American.
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