Coaching Career
After ending his playing career, Fekete accepted a job as the coach of Northern Illinois University's football team. After two years in that job, he returned to Ohio State as an assistant coach under Wes Fesler in 1949. Woody Hayes took over as Ohio State's head coach in 1951, and Fekete remained on the staff until 1958. He coached running backs including Heisman Trophy winners Vic Janowicz and Howard "Hopalong" Cassady. Ohio State won two national championships while Fekete was with the team, in 1954 and 1957.
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