Ernie Hubka
Ernie Hubka | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 30th district | |
| In office 1953–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph P. Shalla |
| Succeeded by | Willard Henry Waldo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1897 Virginia, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1982 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Thelma Underwood Hubka |
| Children | Mary Hubka Mohrman, Sara Hubka Woodward |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Occupation | Politician, football player, coach |
| Coaching career | |
| Playing career | |
| 1917–1920 | Nebraska |
| Position | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928 | Omaha |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-American (1917) | |
Ernest A. Hubka (August 13, 1897 – April 26, 1982) was an American politician, lawyer, judge, and college football player and coach. He served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature.
Life and career
Born in Virginia, Nebraska, Hubka graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1921.[1] There he played college football from 1917 to 1920;[2][3] notably serving as captain of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1918.[1] After this he was a high school teacher in Yuma, Colorado, and York, Nebraska, from 1922 to 1926. He worked as a football coach for the high school in the York Public Schools district.[1]
Hubka served as the head football coach at the University of Omaha—now known as the University of Nebraska–Omaha—in 1928, compiling a record of 4–3–1.[4] He was at that a law student at the University of Nebraska College of Law, and graduated with his law degree in 1928.[1]
After serving as a head football coach, Hubka began practicing law in Beatrice, Nebraska. From 1930 to 1938, he served as the county attorney of Gage County, Nebraska, and from 1946 to 1952 he served on the Beatrice Board of Education. In 1952, Hubka was elected to the Nebraska Legislature to represent District 30. He served two terms in the Nebraska Legislature from 1953 to 1957.[5] He also worked as a district judge in Gage County.[1]
Hubka died in Omaha, Nebraska on April 26, 1982 at the age of 84 in [1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Cardinals (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Omaha | 4–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Omaha: | 4–3–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Services Schedules for Hubka". Lincoln Journal Star. April 26, 1982. p. 9.
- ^ "All-Time Letter Winners" (PDF). Nebraska Cornhuskers football. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ 1919 Football Roster
- ^ "Ernie Hubka has returned". Beatrice Daily Sun. October 31, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ 1954 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF)