George Tardiff

George Tardiff

Biographical details
Born	(1936-10-02)October 2, 1936 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 21, 2012(2012-09-21) (aged 75) Brick, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1959	St. Benedict's
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1960	Lincoln HS (NJ) (assistant)
1967–1970	St. Mary of the Plains (assistant)
1971	Red Bank Regional HS (NJ) (assistant)
1972	Lakewood HS (NJ) (assistant)
1973	Freehold HS (NJ)
1974–1976	Benedictine (KS)
1977–1982	East Brunswick HS (NJ)
1983–1984	Washburn
1986–1987	Marlboro HS (NJ)
1988	Lakewood HS (NJ)
1990–1996	Raritan HS (NJ)
Head coaching record
Overall	22–23 (college)
Bowls	1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 CSIC (1983)

George F. Tardiff (October 2, 1936 – September 21, 2012) was an American football coach at the collegiate and high school level. He served as the head football coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas from 1974 to 1976 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1983 to 1984, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–23.

Born in Jersey City, Tardiff played prep football at Lincoln High School before attending St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College) in Atchison, Kansas.^[1]

Coaching career

Benedictine

Tardiff was the head football coach for Benedictine College for three seasons, from 1974 to 1976. His coaching record at Benedictine was 15–15.^[2]

Washburn

Tardiff was the 35th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1983 to 1984. His coaching record at Washburn was 8–7.^[3]

Death

A resident of Brick Township, New Jersey, Tardiff died at Ocean Medical Center after a short illness in 2012.^{[1] [4]}

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Benedictine Ravens (NAIA Division II independent) (1974–1976)
1974	Benedictine	2–7
1975	Benedictine	5–5
1976	Benedictine	7–4			W Boot Hill
Benedictine:		14–16
Washburn Ichabods (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1983–1984)
1983	Washburn	8–2	6–1	1st
1984	Washburn	0–5[n 1]	0–2[n 1]	[n 1]
Washburn:		8–7	6–3
Total:		22–23
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

1. Tardiff resigned after the first five games of the 1984 season. Larry Elliott replaced Tardiff as head coach and led Washburn to a record of 2–3 over the final five games of the season. The Ichabods finished 2–8 overall and 2–5 in Central States Intercollegiate Conference play, tying for sixth place.

References

1. Obituary of George F. Tardiff, Legacy.com. Accessed January 16, 2020. "George F. Tardiff 'Coach', Brick, N.J. 75, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Ocean Medical Center at Brick, after a short illness. Born in Jersey City in 1936, he was a standout football player at Lincoln High School, Jersey City, NJ, St. Benedict's, Atchinson, KS ('59) and for Buffalo Bills Training Camp (60), American Football League."
2. "Football Media Guide". Benedictine College. 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
3. "History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012.
4. "Tardiff, former Washburn coach, dies". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. September 30, 2012. p. 16. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

External links

• George Tardiff at Find a Grave