Hall of Fame College Football Coach. Raised in California, he enrolled at the College of the Pacific where he played at the quarterback position under legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. After college, he began his coaching career on the high school level and joined the collegiate ranks as an assistant at the Naval Academy in 1955. He succeeded Eddie Erdelatz as head coach of the Midshipmen in 1959 and during his tenure (1959 to 1964), he guided Navy to appearances in the Orange Bowl (1960) and Cotton Bowl (1963). Additionally, he coached Heisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach. After leaving Navy, he coached on the professional ranks with the Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League and following the league's folding in 1969, he became football head coach at Temple University. During his thirteen seasons at that capacity (1970 to 1982), he complied a 80 win, 52 loss, 2 tie record and to date is the winningest coach in the school's history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. He died one day after suffering a stroke.
Hall of Fame College Football Coach. Raised in California, he enrolled at the College of the Pacific where he played at the quarterback position under legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. After college, he began his coaching career on the high school level and joined the collegiate ranks as an assistant at the Naval Academy in 1955. He succeeded Eddie Erdelatz as head coach of the Midshipmen in 1959 and during his tenure (1959 to 1964), he guided Navy to appearances in the Orange Bowl (1960) and Cotton Bowl (1963). Additionally, he coached Heisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach. After leaving Navy, he coached on the professional ranks with the Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League and following the league's folding in 1969, he became football head coach at Temple University. During his thirteen seasons at that capacity (1970 to 1982), he complied a 80 win, 52 loss, 2 tie record and to date is the winningest coach in the school's history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. He died one day after suffering a stroke.
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