Mark Duncan (coach)

Mark Duncan
Biographical details
Bornc. 1919
DiedJuly 1993
Playing career
Football
1937–1940Denver
Basketball
1938–1939Denver
Position(s)Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941Colorado A&M (assistant)
1943Denver
1947–1952Colorado A&M (line)
1953–1954Colorado A&M (backfield)
1955–1962San Francisco 49ers (DB)
Basketball
1943Denver (interim HC)
Baseball
1948–1955Colorado A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1964–1967NFL (supervisor of officials)
1968–1972NFL (dir. personnel)
1973–1974Los Angeles Rams (dir. player personnel)
1975–1978Seattle Seahawks (asst. GM)
Head coaching record
Overall2–5 (football)
8–6 (basketball)
68–60–1 (baseball)

Mark C. Duncan (c. 1919 – July 1993) was an American football player, coach, and administrator, and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach and the interim head basketball coach at the University of Denver in 1943.[1]

Duncan later embarked on a career in the National Football League (NFL). He was an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 1955 to 1962.[2]

In 1964, Duncan was named the NFL's supervisor of officials, and three years later, he was named the League's director of personnel. From 1973 to 1974, he was the director of player personnel for the Los Angeles Rams, and from 1975 to 1978, he served as an assistant general manager for the Seattle Seahawks.[3]

Duncan died in July 1993 at the age of 75.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Denver Pioneers (Mountain States Conference) (1943)
1943 Denver 2–5 0–0 NA
Denver: 2–5 0–0
Total: 2–5

References

  1. ^ "Mark Duncan". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mark Duncan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Who's in the Hall". coloradosports.org. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Wright, Bart (July 25, 1993). "Duncan devoted himself to Seahawk success". The News Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2023.