George Bandy (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1926 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1983 (aged 56–57) Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Sacramento State College (1950, 1953) University of Montana (1967) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1944 | USC |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | Wenatchee Chiefs |
| 1947 | Boise Pilots |
| 1948 | Wenatchee Chiefs |
| 1948 | Great Falls Electrics |
| 1950 | Great Falls Electrics |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman (football) Outfielder, catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1952 | Grant Union HS (CA) |
| 1953–1955 | Belgrade HS (MT) |
| 1956–1961 | Northern Montana |
| Baseball | |
| 1952 | Grant Union HS (CA) |
| 1953–1955 | Belgrade HS (MT) |
| 1956–? | Northern Montana |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1955 | Belgrade HS (MT) (JV) |
| 1956 | Northern Montana |
| Wrestling | |
| 1955 | Belgrade HS (MT) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1956–1975 | Northern Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–23 (college football) |
George Raymond Bandy (c. 1926 – July 23, 1983)[1] was an American college athletics coach and administrator. He was the head football, baseball, and basketball coach for Northern Montana College—now known as Montana State University–Northern—in the mid-1950s.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Bandy was born in Sacramento, California. He played less than a year of college football for USC as an offensive lineman before enlisting in the United States Navy for two years. When he returned he played baseball for the Wenatchee Chiefs,[2] Boise Pilots,[3] and Great Falls Electrics as an outfielder and catcher.[4][5]
Coaching and administrative career
[edit]In 1952, Bandy coached football and baseball for Grant Union High School.[6][7] After one season he was hired as the football, baseball, basketball,[8] and wrestling coach for Belgrade High School.[9] In 1956, he was hired as the first head football coach for Northern Montana and was also named the baseball and basketball coach.[10][11] He held the position of basketball coach for one season and the position of football coach for five.[12] In five seasons as head football coach he led Northern Montana to a 9–23 record.
Bandy remained athletic director for Northern Montana for twenty years. He was also named president of Northern Montana in 1975 and was named to the same role for Western Montana College— now known as the University of Montana Western—in 1975.[13][14] He served as the commissioner of the Frontier Conference starting in 1980.[15]
Death
[edit]Bandy died alongside his wife and recently adopted son when they drowned in Helena, Montana.[14][16][17]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Montana Lights (Montana Collegiate Conference) (1957–1961) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Northern Montana | 2–3 | 0–0[n 1] | N/A[n 1] | |||||
| 1958 | Northern Montana | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1959 | Northern Montana | 1–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1960 | Northern Montana | 1–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1961 | Northern Montana | 2–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Northern Montana: | 9–23 | 6–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–23 | ||||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bandy Award". Frontier Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bandy Soars To Anaheim". The Sacramento Union. March 2, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Pilots Now One Game Behind League Leaders". The Idaho Statesman. September 7, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Outfielder George Bandy Joins Electrics, Al Niemiec Reports". Great Falls Tribune. May 13, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "George Bandy Flies to Aid Selectrics". Great Falls Tribune. July 19, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Pacers Slate 20 Contests". The Sacramento Union. March 2, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "George R. Bandy Scholarship To Be Endowed". Montana Technological University. March 23, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Belgrade School News". Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal. March 1, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Committee Established". Great Falls Tribune. March 31, 1955. p. 20. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Lights Entering Football Play". The Billings Gazette. October 2, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Northern Montana To Field Football Squad". The Missoulian. April 25, 1957. p. 13. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sunburst Coach Takes NMC Job". The Spokesman-Review. May 23, 1957. p. 20. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Notebook". Great Falls Tribune. January 21, 2014. pp. S3. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Bandy left a mark". Dillon Tribune. July 27, 1983. pp. A2. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "George Bandy given commissioner post". The Montana Standard. November 27, 1980. p. 22. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-school commissioner drowns in sailing accident". The Billings Gazette. July 23, 1983. p. 22. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Foley, Bill (January 15, 2014). "Orediggers to recognize Bandy Awards". Butte Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- 1926 births
- 1983 deaths
- American football offensive linemen
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball outfielders
- Boise Pilots players
- California State University, Sacramento alumni
- College athletic directors in the United States
- Great Falls Electrics players
- Montana State–Northern Lights football coaches
- Montana State–Northern Lights men's basketball coaches
- University of Montana alumni
- USC Trojans football players
- Wenatchee Chiefs players
- High school baseball coaches in the United States
- High school basketball coaches in Montana
- High school football coaches in California
- High school football coaches in Montana
- High school wrestling coaches in the United States
- Deaths by drowning in the United States
- Baseball coaches from California
- Baseball players from Sacramento, California
- Basketball coaches from California
- Coaches of American football from California
- Players of American football from Sacramento, California