| John Spezzaferro | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 1, 1921 Shaw Mines, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 29, 2002 (aged 80) Westlake, Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–23 (college) |
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]
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "John A. Spezzaferro". Pro Football Archives. https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/spez00200coach.html.
- ↑ "Line Coach Named at U.D". University of Dayton. 1952. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1129&context=dayton_mag.
- ↑ Albrecht, Brian (November 2, 2015). Cleveland in World War II. Arcadia Publishing. https://books.google.com/books?id=VNVCCwAAQBAJ.
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