Giegengack, "Bob" (Robert F.)
Track and field
b. Jan. 9, 1907, Brooklyn, NY
d. May 25, 1987
Best known for producing middle distance runners, Giegengack was on the track team at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts. After graduating in 1929, he coached track at the high school level for nine years, then took over at Fordham in 1938, becoming the youngest track coach at a major university.
His 1941 team won the IC4A championship. Giegengack then served in the Navy, returning to Fordham in 1945, and in 1946 he became track coach at Yale. He held that position until retiring in 1972.
Giegengack guided Yale to four IC4A championships and a 186-121 record in dual and triangular meets. He coached the 1964 U. S. Olympic track team that won 20 medals, including 12 golds, and he also coached the first national team to go to mainland China, in 1975.