Victor S. Malinovsky, Coach and Educator

Victor S. Malinovsky was born in 1917 to Mr. and Mrs. Simon Malinovsky, who were both natives of Czechoslovakia. He grew up in Lorain County, Ohio. Victor, known often as “Vic,” was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, where he played on the football team. He earned his Master’s Degree from Western Reserve University. During World War II, he earned the Purple Heart as a result of his service with the U.S. Marines in the Solomon Islands. 

During the academic year of 1945-1946, Vic Malinovsky was the head basketball coach of Sandusky High School. In his first year of coaching the basketball team, their record was 17 wins and 5 losses. Below is a picture of Coach Malinovsky and the varsity basketball team from the 1945-46 school year.

An article in the Toledo Blade of April 14, 1947 reported that Victor Malinovsky became the head coach of both Sandusky High School’s football and basketball teams, but in March of 1948, he resigned as head football coach to devote his time to coaching the basketball team. He coached basketball through the 1951-1952 school year. In 1952, Mr. Malinovsky taught Social Studies and was Sandusky High’s Athletic Director. By his last year with Sandusky, he was Assistant Principal and Athletic Director. 

At the age of 42, Vic Malinovsky died on July 1, 1959, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Sandusky High School’s Victor Malinovsky Award is presented annually to a senior boy who has demonstrated academic excellence, athletic prowess, citizenship sensitivity, leadership, and character. The 1960 Sandusky High School, the Fram, was dedicated to the memory of Victor S. Malinovsky.