Andy Pilney

Andy Pilney

Pilney pictured in Jambalaya 1955, Tulane yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born	(1913-01-13)January 13, 1913 Frontenac, Kansas
Died	Kenner, Louisiana
Playing career
Football
1933–1935	Notre Dame
Baseball
1934–1936	Notre Dame
1936	Boston Bees
1936	Syracuse Chiefs
1937	Columbia Senators
1937	Scranton Miners
1938	Indianapolis Indians
1939	Erie Sailors
1939	Hartford Bees
Position(s)	Halfback (football) Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942	Washington University (backfield)
1946–1953	Tulane (backfield)
1954–1961	Tulane
Head coaching record
Overall	25–49–6
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Andy Pilney
Pinch hitter
Born: (1913-01-13)January 13, 1913 Frontenac, Kansas
Died: Kenner, Louisiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 1936, for the Boston Bees
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 1936, for the Boston Bees
MLB statistics
Games played	3
At bats	2
Strikeouts	1
Teams
Boston Bees (1936)

Antone James "Andy" Pilney (January 19, 1913 – September 15, 1996) was an American football coach and player of football and baseball. He played football and baseball at the University of Notre Dame in the mid-1930s and then professional baseball from 1936 to 1939. Pilney had a three-game stint in Major League Baseball with the Boston Bees in July 1936. He served as the head football coach at Tulane University from 1954 to 1961, compiling a record of 25–49–6.

College playing career

Pilney played football as a halfback at Notre Dame. In 1935, he led the Irish to a come-from-behind win against top-ranked Ohio State in a contest considered to be a "Game of the Century". Pilney was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round (26th overall pick) of the 1936 NFL Draft.

Professional baseball career

Pilney began his professional baseball career in 1936 as an outfielder. While he spent most of the season with the minor league Syracuse Chiefs, he played three games with the Boston Bees in July. He appeared twice as a pinch hitter and once as a pinch runner, but did not play the field. He continued to play in the minors until 1939.

Coaching career

Pilney began his college football coaching career in 1942 when he was hired as backfield coach at Washington University in St. Louis.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Tulane Green Wave (Southeastern Conference) (1954–1961)
1954	Tulane	1–6–3	1–6–1	10th
1955	Tulane	5–4–1	3–3–1	T–6th
1956	Tulane	6–4	3–3	T–6th
1957	Tulane	2–8	1–5	11th
1958	Tulane	3–7	1–5	11th
1959	Tulane	3–6–1	0–5–1	11th
1960	Tulane	3–6–1	1–4–1	10th
1961	Tulane	2–8	1–5	T–10th
Tulane:		25–49–6	11–36–4
Total:		25–49–6

External links

• Andy Pilney at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)