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American football player and coach (1921–2002)

John Spezzaferro
Biographical details
Born	(1921-08-01)August 1, 1921 Shaw Mines, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 29, 2002(2002-04-29) (aged 80) Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
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)

John A. Spezzaferro (August 1, 1921 – February 5, 2002) was an American football player and coach. 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 worked as an assistant football coach at the University of Dayton.

A veteran of World War II, Spezzaferro was noted for taking six bullets in the Pacific theater.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

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. ISBN 9781625854124. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

v t e Heidelberg Student Princes head football coaches
J. C. Loomis (1892) Roger Sherman (1893) No team (1894) John Schmidlin (1895) William B. Duttera (1896) Fred G. Williams (1897) No team (1898) Howard B. Diefenbach (1899) M. F. Hall (1900) Howard B. Diefenbach (1901) G. M. Howland (1902) Forrest M. Hall (1903) Caleb M. Sickles (1904–1908) Ed E. Zechiel (1909) Joseph Lantry (1910) Joe Collins (1911–1912) Robert Beck (1913) Ike Martin (1914–1916) Herman Sayger (1917) James O. Newton (1918–1920) Carl Eggebrecht (1921–1923) Herman Sayger (1924–1929) Ted Turney (1930–1945) Paul Hoernemann (1946–1959) Bob Winterburn (1960–1961) Joe Malmisur (1962–1968) James Getz (1969) Jack Murphy (1970) Armin Riesen (1971–1975) Bob Rankin (1976–1977) John Spezzaferro (1978–1980) Phillip Morse (1981–1983) Dick West (1975–1997) Larry Shank (1998–2001) John Cervino (2002) Brian Cochran (2003–2006) Mike Hallett (2007–2015) Scott Donaldson (2016– )

Heidelberg Student Princes head football coaches

J. C. Loomis (1892)
Roger Sherman (1893)
No team (1894)
John Schmidlin (1895)
William B. Duttera (1896)
Fred G. Williams (1897)
No team (1898)
Howard B. Diefenbach (1899)
M. F. Hall (1900)
Howard B. Diefenbach (1901)
G. M. Howland (1902)
Forrest M. Hall (1903)
Caleb M. Sickles (1904–1908)
Ed E. Zechiel (1909)
Joseph Lantry (1910)
Joe Collins (1911–1912)
Robert Beck (1913)
Ike Martin (1914–1916)
Herman Sayger (1917)
James O. Newton (1918–1920)
Carl Eggebrecht (1921–1923)
Herman Sayger (1924–1929)
Ted Turney (1930–1945)
Paul Hoernemann (1946–1959)
Bob Winterburn (1960–1961)
Joe Malmisur (1962–1968)
James Getz (1969)
Jack Murphy (1970)
Armin Riesen (1971–1975)
Bob Rankin (1976–1977)
John Spezzaferro (1978–1980)
Phillip Morse (1981–1983)
Dick West (1975–1997)
Larry Shank (1998–2001)
John Cervino (2002)
Brian Cochran (2003–2006)
Mike Hallett (2007–2015)
Scott Donaldson (2016– )

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