Bo Molenda
American football player and coach (1905–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Joseph "Bo" Molenda (February 20, 1905 – July 20, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He played primarily a fullback, in college at the for the University of Michigan and for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers. and the New York Giants. Moldena played for two Big Ten Conference championship teams at Michigan and four NFL championship teams, three with the Packers and one with the Giants. Molenda was the backfield coach for the Packers in 1947 and 1948, as has the same with the Chicago Hornets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1949. He served as the head football coach at Menlo College, then a junior college, located in Atherton, California, from 1950 to 1969.
![]() Molenda cropped from 1925 Michigan Wolverines team photograph | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1905-02-20)February 20, 1905 Oglesby, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | July 20, 1986(1986-07-20) (aged 81) Banning, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1925–1926 | Michigan |
1927–1928 | New York Yankees |
1928–1932 | Green Bay Packers |
1932–1935 | New York Giants |
Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback, halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1936–1940 | New York Giants (assistant) |
1945 | San Diego NTS |
1947–1948 | Green Bay Packers (backfield) |
1949 | Chicago Hornets (backfield) |
1950–1969 | Menlo |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 79–86–3 (junior college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Coast Conference (1951, 1954–1955, 1964) | |