Ed Chlebek

Ed Chlebek

Biographical details
Born	(1940-02-09) February 9, 1940 Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1959–1961	Western Michigan
1962	Grand Rapids Blazers
1963	New York Jets
1964	Grand Rapids Blazers
1965	Fort Wayne Warriors
1966	Richmond Rebels
1967–1969	Wheeling / Ohio Valley Ironmen
1970	Jersey Tigers
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974	Detroit Wheels (assistant)
1974–1975	Notre Dame (assistant)
1976–1977	Eastern Michigan
1978–1980	Boston College
1981–1982	Kent State
1983	Toronto Argonauts (OC)
1984	Oklahoma Outlaws (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall	26–51
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (1977)

Edward S. Chlebek (born February 9, 1940) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Eastern Michigan University (1976–1977), Boston College (1978–1980), and Kent State University (1981–1982), compiling a career college football record of 26–51.

Playing career

Chlebek played college football as a quarterback at Western Michigan University from 1959 to 1961. He passed for 2,290 yards in his career with the Western Michigan Broncos, including 1,109 as a senior in 1961. In 1963, Chlebek played for the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL). He was inducted into Western Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

Chlebek came to Eastern Michigan from the University of Notre Dame, where he was an assistant under Dan Devine and coached future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. At Eastern Michigan, he compiled a 10–12 record from 1976 to 1977. At Boston College, he tallied a 12–21 mark and coached the only winless season in the program's history, a 0–11 campaign in 1978. From 1981 to 1982, he coached Kent State to a 4–18 record. He ended his college career on a 12-game losing streak. From Kent State he went to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as the offensive coordinator in 1983. The Argonauts won the Grey Cup in 1983.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Michigan Hurons (Mid-American Conference) (1976–1977)
1976	Eastern Michigan	2–9	1–5	9th
1977	Eastern Michigan	8–3	4–3	T–4th
Eastern Michigan:		10–12	5–8
Boston College Eagles (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1978–1980)
1978	Boston College	0–11
1979	Boston College	5–6
1980	Boston College	7–4
Boston College:		12–21
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1981–1982)
1981	Kent State	4–7	3–6	7th
1982	Kent State	0–11	0–9	10th
Kent State:		4–18	3–15
Total:		26–51

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference