Dick Trachok
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1925 |
| Playing career | |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh |
| 1946–1948 | Nevada |
| Position(s) | Halfback, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949–1958 | Reno H.S. |
| 1959–1968 | Nevada |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1969–1986 | Nevada |
Richard "Dick" Trachok (born c. 1925[1]) is an American former university athletic director and college football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1959 to 1968. He amassed a 40–48–3 record during his tenure. Trachok served as the University of Nevada athletic director until 1986.
He attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played on the football team as a halfback from 1946 to 1948.[2][3][4]
Trachok coached the Reno High School football team, where The Deseret News described him as "one of Nevada's most successful high school gridiron coaches."[5] During a coaching clinic held in 1957 at the University of Utah, he recommended that coaches keep their offenses and defenses simple.[5]
In April 1959, Nevada hired Trachok as its head coach.[1] In November 1960, Trachok canceled a six-hour flight to Denver in favor of a 32-hour bus ride after a plane crash killed sixteen players from California Polytechnic.[6] The Nevada flight had been booked with Arctic-Pacific, the same carrier that Cal Poly had used.[6] Trachok finished his coaching tenure with a 40–48–3 record, and took over as Nevada's athletic director. He held that post until 1986.[7] In 1975, the university inducted Trachok into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame.[7]
References
- 1 2 Trachok New Coach Of Nevada's Eleven, The New York Times, April 12, 1959.
- ↑ 2008 Nevada Football Media Guide, p. 146, University of Nevada, Reno, 2008.
- ↑ Nevada Trounces Hawaii, 73 to 12, The Milwaukee Journal, December 18, 1948.
- ↑ Penn State Held Favorite to Win Over Pitt Today, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 20, 1943.
- 1 2 Keep Grid Patterns Simple, Coaches Told, The Deseret News, April 26, 1957.
- 1 2 Team Cancels 6-Hour Flight For Bus Ride, The Palm Beach Post, November 16, 1960.
- 1 2 Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame, University of Nevada, Reno, October 25, 2010.