John Federovitch
Appearance
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Position: | Tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Wyano, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 26, 1917||||
Died: | January 20, 2003 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 85)||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Redstone (Republic, Pennsylvania) | ||||
College: | Davis & Elkins | ||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 7 / pick: 59 | ||||
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John Lawrence "Ace" Federovitch (June 26, 1917 – January 20, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Chicago Bears, in 1941 and 1946.[1] Federovitch served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, from 1950 to 1952.
Federovitch was the chief assistant coach at Davis & Elkins for three seasons, from 1947 to 1949, under Red Brown before succeeding him as head coach in 1950 when Brown left the school to coach basketball at West Virginia University.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Davis & Elkins Senators (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1952) | |||||||||
1950 | Davis & Elkins | 5–5 | 4–4 | 7th | |||||
1951 | Davis & Elkins | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
1952 | Davis & Elkins | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
Davis & Elkins: | 13–14 | 12–11 | |||||||
Total: | 13–14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "John Federovitch Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "New Grid Coach At Davis-Elkins". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. May 10, 1950. p. 33. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- John Federovitch at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 2003 deaths
- American football tackles
- Chicago Bears players
- Davis & Elkins Senators football coaches
- Davis & Elkins Senators football players
- Players of American football from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs