James Joseph Valek (January 25, 1928 – September 4, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and executive.
He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of 8–32.
[1] Valek also coached the New York Knights, of the Arena Football League, to a 2–10 record in 1988.
# denotes interim head coach
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