Edward S. Chlebek (born February 9, 1940) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Eastern Michigan University (1976âÂÂ1977), Boston College (1978âÂÂ1980), and Kent State University (1981âÂÂ1982), compiling a career college football record of 26âÂÂ51.
Chlebek played college football as a quarterback at Western Michigan University from 1959 to 1961. He passed for 2,290 yards in his career with the Western Michigan Broncos, including 1,109 as a senior in 1961. In 1963, Chlebek played for the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL). He was inducted into Western Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Chlebek came to Eastern Michigan from the University of Notre Dame, where he was an assistant under Dan Devine and coached future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. At Eastern Michigan, he compiled a 10âÂÂ12 record from 1976 to 1977. At Boston College, he tallied a 12âÂÂ21 mark and coached the only winless season in the program's history, a 0âÂÂ11 campaign in 1978. From 1981 to 1982, he coached Kent State to a 4âÂÂ18 record. He ended his college career on a 12-game losing streak. From Kent State he went to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as the offensive coordinator in 1983. The Argonauts won the Grey Cup in 1983.