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American football player and coach (1904–1952)

Butch Nowack Nowak circa 1927 Biographical details Born 1904 Died (1952-08-28)August 28, 1952 (aged 48) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. Playing career 1926–1928 Illinois Position Tackle Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1929–1930 Central Michigan 1931–1933 Indiana (line) 1935–1952 LaSalle-Peru HS (IL) Head coaching record Overall 8–5–2 (college) Accomplishments and honors Championships National (1927) Awards First-team All-American (1928) First-team All-Big Ten (1928)

**Albert J.** "**Butch**" **Nowack** (1904 – September 28, 1952) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach.

A native of [Pana, Illinois](/source/Pana%2C_Illinois), he played [college football](/source/College_football) as a [tackle](/source/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)) at the [University of Illinois](/source/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign) under [Robert Zuppke](/source/Robert_Zuppke) and was a member of the [1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team](/source/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team) that won the national championship and captain of the [1928 team](/source/1928_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team) that won the [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) championship. He was selected as a first-team player on the [1927](/source/1927_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team) and [1928 All-Big Ten Conference football teams](/source/1928_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team). He was also selected by the All-America Board and the [North American Newspaper Alliance](/source/North_American_Newspaper_Alliance) as a first-team player on the [1928 College Football All-America Team](/source/1928_College_Football_All-America_Team).

He was the [head coach](/source/Head_coach) of the [Central State Teachers College](/source/Central_Michigan_University) football team in [1929](/source/1929_Central_State_Bearcats_football_team) and [1930](/source/1930_Central_State_Bearcats_football_team). In April 1931, he was hired as an assistant football coach under [Earl C. Hayes](/source/Earl_C._Hayes) at [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University_Bloomington).[1] He served as Indiana's line coach for the 1931, 1932, and 1933 seasons.[2] In June 1935, he was hired as the head football coach at [LaSalle-Peru High School](/source/LaSalle-Peru_High_School) in Illinois.[3] He served in that position for 17 years.

Nowack was unmarried. He died in 1952 at age 48 while undergoing treatment for throat cancer at the [Mayo Clinic](/source/Mayo_Clinic) in [Rochester, Minnesota](/source/Rochester%2C_Minnesota).[4][5] He was buried at Mound Cemetery in [Pana, Illinois](/source/Pana%2C_Illinois).

## Head coaching record

### College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Central State Bearcats (Michigan Collegiate Conference) (1929–1930) 1929 Central State 2–3–2 0–3 4th 1930 Central State 6–2 1–2 3rd Central Michigan: 8–5–2 1–5 Total: 8–5–2

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Butch Nowack Appointed To Be Hayes Assistant at I.U."](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16278358/butch_nowack_appointed_to_be_hayes/) *The Indianapolis News*. April 21, 1931. p. 18 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["A. J. (Butch) Nowack Is Released as Line Coach at Indiana University"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16278486/a_j_butch_nowack_is_released_as/). *The Indianapolis Star*. March 13, 1934. p. 14 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Butch Nowack Named Coach, LaSalle-Peru High School"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16278773/butch_nowack_named_coach_lasalleperu/). *The Freeport Journal-Standard*. June 25, 1935. p. 9 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["'Butch' Nowack Dies of Cancer"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16278576/butch_nowack_dies_of_cancer/). *The Decatur Review*. September 29, 1952. p. 6 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Butch Nowack, Coach At LaSalle-Peru, Dies In Mayo Clinic Sunday"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16278690/butch_nowack_coach_at_lasalleperu/). *The Journal-Standard (Freeport, IL)*. September 29, 1952. p. 7 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas head football coaches Pete McCormick (1896) Carl Pray (1897–1899) Unknown (1900) No team (1901) Charles Tambling (1902–1905) No team (1906) Ralph Thacker (1907) Hugh Sutherland (1908) Harry Helmer (1909–1912) No team (1913–1915) Blake Miller (1916) Fred Johnson (1917) Charles Tambling (1918) Garland Nevitt (1919) Joe Simmons (1920) Wallace Parker (1921–1923) Lester Barnard (1924–1925) Wallace Parker (1926–1928) Butch Nowack (1929–1930) George Van Bibber (1931–1933) Alex Yunevich (1934–1936) Ron Finch (1937–1946) Lyle Bennett (1947–1949) Warren Schmakel (1950) Kenneth Kelly (1951–1966) Roy Kramer (1967–1977) Herb Deromedi (1978–1993) Dick Flynn (1994–1999) Mike DeBord (2000–2003) Brian Kelly (2004–2006) Jeff Quinn # (2006) Butch Jones (2007–2009) Steve Stripling # (2009) Dan Enos (2010–2014) John Bonamego (2015–2018) Jim McElwain (2019–2024) Matt Drinkall (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions Lloyd Burdick Russ Crane Lou Gordon Garland Grange Douglas R. Mills Merwin Mitterwallner Evert Nelson Butch Nowack Robert Reitsch Dwight Stuessy Jud Timm Head coach Robert Zuppke Assistant coach Justa Lindgren

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