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American football and basketball player and coach

Butch Stolfa
Biographical details
Born	(1917-09-06)September 6, 1917 Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1976(1976-03-08) (aged 58) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1935–1938	Luther
1939	Chicago Bears

Position(s)	Quarterback, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1949	Augustana (IL)
1950–1959	Davenport Central HS (IA)
Basketball
1947–1950	Augustana (IL)

Head coaching record
Overall	14–7–3 (college football) 23–35 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 CCI (1949)

Anton James "Butch" Stolfa (September 6, 1917 – March 8, 1976) was an American football and basketball and coach. He was selected in the 14th round of the 1939 NFL draft. He served as the head football coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1947 to 1949, compiling a record of 14–7–3. Stolfa was also he head basketball coach at Augustana from 1947 to 1950, tallying a mark of 23–35.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (College Conference of Illinois) (1947–1949)
1947	Augustana	4–2–2	3–1–1	3rd
1948	Augustana	4–3–1	2–3	5th
1949	Augustana	6–2	5–0	1st
Augustana:		14–7–3	10–4–1
Total:		14–7–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"Anton Stolfa". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
"Anton Stolfa". luther.edu. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"Augstana Men's Basketball Records". augustana.net. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

v t e Augustana (Illinois) Vikings head football coaches
J. W. Cook (1893) No coach (1894) No team (1895–1900) No coach (1901) Paul Coldren (1902–1904) No team (1905–1916) Ted Davenport (1917) Leo Liitt (1918) Art Swedberg (1919–1922) Wally Swanson (1923–1924) Carl Peterson (1925–1927) Harold V. Almquist (1928–1940) John Briley (1941–1942) No team (1943–1944) Lee C. Brissman (1945) John Briley (1946) Butch Stolfa (1947–1949) Ollie Olson (1950) Vincent Lundeen (1951–1958) Ray B. Loeschner (1959–1963) Ralph Starenko (1964–1968) Ben Newcomb (1969–1978) Bob Reade (1979–1994) Tom Schmulbach (1995–1999) Jim Barnes (2000–2010) Rob Cushman (2011–2014) Steve Bell (2015– )

Augustana (Illinois) Vikings head football coaches

J. W. Cook (1893)
No coach (1894)
No team (1895–1900)
No coach (1901)
Paul Coldren (1902–1904)
No team (1905–1916)
Ted Davenport (1917)
Leo Liitt (1918)
Art Swedberg (1919–1922)
Wally Swanson (1923–1924)
Carl Peterson (1925–1927)
Harold V. Almquist (1928–1940)
John Briley (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Lee C. Brissman (1945)
John Briley (1946)
Butch Stolfa (1947–1949)
Ollie Olson (1950)
Vincent Lundeen (1951–1958)
Ray B. Loeschner (1959–1963)
Ralph Starenko (1964–1968)
Ben Newcomb (1969–1978)
Bob Reade (1979–1994)
Tom Schmulbach (1995–1999)
Jim Barnes (2000–2010)
Rob Cushman (2011–2014)
Steve Bell (2015– )

v t e Augustana (Illinois) Vikings men's basketball head coaches
Unknown (1901–1906) Dan Hayes (1910–1912) R. M. Conrad (1912–1919) Art Swedberg (1919–1931) Harold V. Almquist (1931–1932) Art Swedberg (1932–1934) Harold V. Almquist (1934–1941) John Briley (1941–1943) Robert Maloney (1943–1944) Lee C. Brissman (1944–1945) John Briley (1945–1947) Butch Stolfa (1947–1950) Ollie Olson (1950–1951) Lenny Kallis (1951–1966) Armin Pipho (1966–1969) Jim Borchedring (1969–1984) Lim Leix (1984–1990) Steve Yount (1990–1999) Grey Giovanine (1999–2020) Steve Schafer (2020–2021) Tom Jessee (2021– )

Augustana (Illinois) Vikings men's basketball head coaches

Unknown (1901–1906)
Dan Hayes (1910–1912)
R. M. Conrad (1912–1919)
Art Swedberg (1919–1931)
Harold V. Almquist (1931–1932)
Art Swedberg (1932–1934)
Harold V. Almquist (1934–1941)
John Briley (1941–1943)
Robert Maloney (1943–1944)
Lee C. Brissman (1944–1945)
John Briley (1945–1947)
Butch Stolfa (1947–1950)
Ollie Olson (1950–1951)
Lenny Kallis (1951–1966)
Armin Pipho (1966–1969)
Jim Borchedring (1969–1984)
Lim Leix (1984–1990)
Steve Yount (1990–1999)
Grey Giovanine (1999–2020)
Steve Schafer (2020–2021)
Tom Jessee (2021– )

v t e Chicago Bears 1939 NFL draft selections
Sid Luckman Bill Osmanski John Wysocki Joe Delaney Charles Heileman Bob Dannies Ray Bray Walt Wood Al Braga Hal Roise Ed Bock Butch Stolfa Bob Voigts Ken Armstrong Raphael Masters Solly Sherman Ed Simonich George Vogler Aldo Forte Everett Kircher

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