Bob Cortese
Encyclopedia
Bob Cortese is a former American football
player and coach. He was the 19th head college football
coach
for the Fort Hays State University Tigers
located in Hays, Kansas
and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1990 until 1997. His career coaching record at Fort Hays was 55 wins, 32 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him first at Fort Hays in total wins and fifth at Fort Hays in winning percentage.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach. He was the 19th head college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach
for the Fort Hays State University Tigers
Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the...
located in Hays, Kansas
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University...
and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1990 until 1997. His career coaching record at Fort Hays was 55 wins, 32 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him first at Fort Hays in total wins and fifth at Fort Hays in winning percentage.