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Joe Utay
Joe Utay
  • Year:
    Class of 2012
  • Sport(s):
    Football Coach

Bio

Inducted November 4, 2012

Joe Utay was the football coach at Holy Trinity College and the University of Dallas from 1908 through 1911. He came to Holy Trinity after an outstanding playing career at Texas A & M University and led the team to a 7-1-1 record in his first year as coach and the championship of the North Texas Athletic Association in 1909. The 1909 team was referred to as the "Forward pass artists of Texas". Those seven wins are a school record for wins in a season. Coach Utay stands second on the list of coaching wins and winning percentage at the school. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.