George Tardiff | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1936 |
Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Brick, New Jersey, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1955–1959 |
Player Team1: | St. Benedict's |
Coach Years1: | c. 1960 |
Coach Team1: | Lincoln HS (NJ) (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1967–1970 |
Coach Team2: | St. Mary of the Plains (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1971 |
Coach Team3: | Red Bank Regional HS (NJ) (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1972 |
Coach Team4: | Lakewood HS (NJ) (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 1973 |
Coach Team5: | Freehold HS (NJ) |
Coach Years6: | 1974–1976 |
Coach Team6: | Benedictine (KS) |
Coach Years7: | 1977–1982 |
Coach Team7: | East Brunswick HS (NJ) |
Coach Years8: | 1983–1984 |
Coach Team8: | Washburn |
Coach Years9: | 1986–1987 |
Coach Team9: | Marlboro HS (NJ) |
Coach Years10: | 1988 |
Coach Team10: | Lakewood HS (NJ) |
Coach Years11: | 1990–1996 |
Coach Team11: | Raritan HS (NJ) |
Overall Record: | 22–23 (college) |
Bowl Record: | 1–1 |
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]
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]
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]
A resident of Brick Township, New Jersey, Tardiff died at Ocean Medical Center after a short illness in 2012.[1] [4]