Education
Syracuse University; University of Illinois system.
baseball player basketball coach
Syracuse University; University of Illinois system.
The Sterling, Illinois native played baseball, basketball and football at University of Illinois as a freshman before transferring to Syracuse. He then played football and baseball, but ironically not basketball, for the Orangemen (now Orange) before embarking on his coaching career. Andreas coached the Orangemen basketball team from 1924 to 1950, except for two years in World World War II when the team was suspended due to travel restrictions.
He guided the Orangemen basketball program to a 355–134 (726) overall record in 24 years.
In football, Andreas compiled a 15–10–3 overall record between 1927 and 1929. He also "had a cup of coffee" in the professional leagues as a player for the Syracuse Prospective