| John Sitarsky | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1912[1] Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | November 2, 1956 (aged 44) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (footbal) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–4 (football) 5–8 (basketball) 34–36 (baseball) |
John James Sitarsky (February 7, 1912 – November 2, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University in 1943.[3] He also served as the schools head baseball coach from 1938 to 1943.[4]
Sitarsky was the starting quarterback for the 1935 Bucknell Bison football team defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the first ever Orange Bowl.[5]
He died of a heart attack, aged 44.[3]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Bison (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Bucknell | 6–4 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 6–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–4 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ↑ "John Sitarsky". Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame. https://bucknellbison.com/hof.aspx?hof=66.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Former BU coach dies". Lebanon Daily News. November 5, 1956. https://newspaperarchive.com/lebanon-daily-news-nov-05-1956-p-9/.
- ↑ "Baseball Record Book". nmnathletics.com. http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/32100/pdf/baseball/BaseballRecordBook.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=32100.
- ↑ "Seventy-Fifth Orange Bowl to be Played Jan. 1 - Bucknell Won First Game in 1935". bucknellbison.com. December 15, 2008. https://bucknellbison.com/news/2008/12/15/209029571.aspx.
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