John Spezzaferro
John A. Spezzaferro (August 1, 1921 – February 5, 2002) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio from 1978 to 1980, compiling a record of 4–23. Spezzaferro had previously wworked as an assistant football coach at the University of Dayton.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Shaw Mines, Pennsylvania | August 1, 1921
Died | April 29, 2002 80) Westlake, Ohio | (aged
Playing career | |
1940–1942 | Heidelberg |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1947 | Heidelberg (freshmen) |
1948–1949 | Wilber Wright HS (OH) |
1950 | Holy Name HS (OH) (line) |
1951 | Chaminade Julienne HS (OH) (assistant) |
1952 | Dayton (line) |
1976 | Pittsburgh Steelers (offensive assistant) |
1978–1980 | Heidelberg |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–23 (college) |
A veteran of World War II, Spezzaferro was noted for taking six bullets in the Pacific theater.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Heidelberg Student Princes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
1978 | Heidelberg | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
1979 | Heidelberg | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
1980 | Heidelberg | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd (Red) | |||||
Heidelberg: | 4–23 | 2–13 | |||||||
Total: | 4–23 |
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References
- "John A. Spezzaferro". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Line Coach Named at U.D". University of Dayton. 1952. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- Albrecht, Brian (November 2, 2015). Cleveland in World War II. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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