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 University of Buffalo 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 Purdue University. In January 1935, he graduated from Purdue University with a B. S. degree. He died at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York after suffering a heart attack.

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1909 births 1969 deaths American football guards Buffalo Bulls football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football players University at Buffalo faculty Yugoslav emigrants to the United States People from Crvenka Sportspeople from West Bačka District American people of German descent Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy alumni {{1950s-collegefootball-coach-stub