Martin Brill (March 13, 1906 – April 30, 1973) was an
American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the
Staten Island Stapletons of the
National Football League (NFL) during the 1931 season. Brill was the head football coach at
La Salle University
La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.
History
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from 1933 to 1939 and Loyola University of Los Angeles—now known as
Loyola Marymount University—from 1940 to 1941, compiling a career
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
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coaching record of 40–35–6. Brill died of a heart attack at age 67 on April 30, 1973, in
Los Angeles.
Playing career
Brill played football as freshman at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1927 before transferring to the
University of Notre Dame, where he played from 1929 to 1930. He received
All-American honors in 1930 as a
halfback with the Irish.
Head coaching record
College
References
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1906 births
1973 deaths
American football halfbacks
Columbia Lions football coaches
Loyola Lions football coaches
La Salle Explorers football coaches
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Penn Quakers football players
Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers football coaches
Staten Island Stapletons coaches
Players of American football from Philadelphia