Friedrich "Fritz" Febel (November 3, 1909 – September 21, 1969) was a German-American

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 4–19–1. Febel was an assistant football coach at Buffalo from 1936 to 1942. In 1946 he became an assistant professor of health, physical education, and recreations at the school. Febel was born into an ethnic German family in

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, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and immigrated to the United States when he was 12. He became an all-star player for Lindblom High School in Chicago and

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. In January 1935, he graduated from

with a B. S. degree. He died at Millard Fillmore Hospital in

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after suffering a heart attack.

Head coaching record

References

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