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Bernie Masterson

American football player and coach (1911–1963)

Summary

American football player and coach (1911–1963)

Field	Value
name	Bernie Masterson
image	Bernie Masterson (1946).jpg
caption	Masterson from 1947 Cornhusker
birth_date
birth_place	Shenandoah, Iowa, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
player_years1	1931–1933
player_team1	Nebraska
player_years2	1934–1940
player_team2	Chicago Bears
player_positions	Quarterback
coach_years1	1940
coach_team1	Stanford (assistant)
coach_years2	1941
coach_team2	UCLA (assistant)
coach_years3	1945
coach_team3	St. Mary's Pre-Flight
coach_years4	1946–1947
coach_team4	Nebraska
coach_years5	1948
coach_team5	NY Yankees (assistant)
coach_years6	1950
coach_team6	Iowa (backfield)
coach_years7	1951
coach_team7	Lewis
overall_record	14–18–1
bowl_record	1–0

Midlands (1951)
NFL (1940)
Second-team All-Pro (1936)
2× Second-team All-Big Six (1932, 1933) Bernard Edward Masterson (August 10, 1911 – May 16, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1946 to 1947, compiling a record of 5–13. Masterson played college football at Nebraska from 1931 to 1933. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940.

Playing career

Masterson was a three-sport athlete at Lincoln High. He was an all-state back in football, a starter on the 1930 state championship basketball team, and a track star.{{cite web |access-date = January 7, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929063532/http://www.nebhalloffame.org/2003/berniemasterson.htm |archive-date = 2007-09-29 |url-status = dead

Masterson c. 1946]] Moving on to the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]], he starred from 1931 to 1933 as a back on three straight unbeaten Big Six championship teams. He was selected All-Big Six in 1933.<ref name="Huskerpedia">{{cite web

| access-date = January 10, 2007

Masterson played quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1934 to 1940 when the Bears were known as the "Monsters of the Midway". During his pro career, the Bears were 59–19–3 and were in three NFL championship playoffs. Bernie has an NFL career total of 3,372 passing yards and 35 touchdowns.{{cite web |access-date=January 11, 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825195018/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MASTEBER01 |archive-date=August 25, 2006

Coaching career

In 1940, Clark Shaughnessy hired Masterson to coach Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert.

He joined the United States Navy in 1942, and coached Navy teams for Iowa and St. Mary's Pre-Flight until 1945.

He came back to Nebraska as head football coach for 1946 and 1947. He went 5–13 in the two seasons as head coach.

Death and honors

Masterson's grave at All Saints Cemetery

Masterson died of a heart attack in Chicago on May 16, 1963, and was buried at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

Head coaching record

References

"Bernard E. "Bernie" Masterson Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse.
link. (May 12, 2009 , University of Nebraska, retrieved August 14, 2010.)
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MastBe20.htm Bernie Masterson], Pro Football Reference, retrieved August 14, 2010.
Ron Fimrite, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092785/index.htm A Melding Of Men All Suited To A T; Clark Shaughnessy was a dour theoretician, Frankie Albert an unrestrained quarterback and Stanford a team of losers, but combined they forever changed the game of football] {{Webarchive. link. (October 29, 2013 , ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977.)
(1963-05-17). "Ex-Bear Back Masterson is Dead at 50". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(May 17, 1963). "Bernie Masterson, Played Football for Chicago Bears". [[The New York Times]].

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