height_ft weight_lbs playing_years databasefootball death_date birth_place playing_team stats article_title position birth_date height_in nfl number college name
5 180 1943 pupliand01 january 25 , 1990 chicago , illinois chicago cardinals y andy puplis
 quarterback , defensive back february 1 , 1915 9 pup415291 1 notre dame andy puplis
andy puplis

andrew joseph puplis -lrb- february 1 , 1915 in chicago , illinois -- january 25 , 1990 -rrb- was an american football player and coach .
as a quarterback at harrison tech high school , puplis twice received all-state honors , and won a chicago city championship , compiling a 12-0 record in 1931 .
at notre dame , he joined the football team as both a kicker and a kick and punt returner .
in 1936 , he became the starting quarterback but still led the team in kickoff returns with 5 for 136 yards .
in his senior year in 1937 , he earned all-american honors as he led the irish in scoring and averaged 12.4 yards per play .
in 1938 , puplis was the starting quarterback for the college all stars team that defeated the washington redskins , 28-16 .
he had also received mongrams for playing on the baseball team , and received an offer from the cleveland indians .
after college , puplis was hired as the head football coach at crystal lake high school before moving on to proviso east high school in maywood , illinois in 1940 , where he would remain until his retirement in 1972 , except for a hiatus to spend one year in the navy during world war ii , and one year as a defensive back for the chicago cardinals in 1943 .
during his tenure at proviso east he would coach eventual nfl stars such as ray nitschke and ed o'bradovich as well as eagles defensive coordinator jim johnson , and would compile a record of 128-84-12 , including three undefeated seasons and six suburban league titles .
in 1981 , puplis was inducted into the hall of fame for the illinois high school football coaches association .
