Bernard WITUCKI

25 FEB 1911 - 8 APR 2000

• BIRTH: 25 FEB 1911, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: Riverview Cemetery
• DEATH: 8 APR 2000, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 27 JAN 1934, Sacred Heart Belgian Church, South Bend, IN

1.  Robert WITUCKI
2.  Judy WITUCKI
3. +Jack WITUCKI

INDEX

[N2431] Birth: Feb. 25, 1911
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Death: Apr. 8, 2000
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Spouse: Evelyn Theresa Niebauer Witucki (1916 - 2004)
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Portge Ct. 2 - Level 4, Sec. GB - #23D
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FOOT BALL HALL OF FAME
BERNIE WITUCKI (Deceased)

Inducted: January 15, 1977 in Richmond, IN
Date of Birth: February 25, 1911 in South Bend, IN
High School Attended: South Bend Central Graduated: 1930
High School Honors: Earned letters in football, wrestling, and baseball; never defeated in wrestling - dual, conference, or state meets.
College Attended: University of Notre Dame 1930-1932 , George Washington University Graduated: 1935
Coaching Experience: Head football coach at South Bend Washington, with record of 60-10-6, 1935-1943; head coach at Evansville Memorial, with record of 12-4-2, 1946-1948; assistant coach at University of Tulsa, with a record of 24-6-1, 1949-1952, then head coach at Tulsa, with a 6-14 record 1953-1954; assistant coach at University of Notre Dame, with a record of 23-17, 1955-1958.
Coaching Honors: South Bend Washington team considered mythical state champions 1937-1939.
Outstanding Players Coached: Steve Bagarus, Notre Dame and Washington Redskins; Jim Walker, Iowa; Joe Kodba, Purdue and Detroit Lions; Bob Heck, PU; Marvin Matusczak, Tulsa and Pittsburgh Steelers; Tommy Hudspeth, Tulsa and head coach Detroit Lions; Roger Leheu, Tulsa and general manager Detroit Lions; Tom Miner, Tulsa and personnel director Cleveland Browns; Ernie Zalejski, Washington HS, Notre Dame, and Baltimore Colts; Joe Scibelli, Notre Dame and LA Rams.
Special Recognition: From 1935 to 1943, had more student athletes that attended college than combined total of 4 other South Bend schools; inducted into Polish-America Sports Hall of Fame 1990.
Family: Wife, Evelyn; children, John, Robert, and Judith.
Coach Witucki passed away April 8, 2000.