Americo Anthony "Ben" Bedini (December 16, 1921 – December 28, 2008) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the first head football coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York from 1965 to 1969.[2] His 1967 squad captured the club football national championship.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1921 Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 2008 (aged 87) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1939–1942 | Springfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1953 | Housatonic Valley Regional HS (CT) |
| 1954–1961 | Rye HS (NY) |
| 1963 | Port Chester HS (NY) |
| 1965–1969 | Iona |
| 1970–1972 | Fordham (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–9–1 (college club) 95–6 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| National club football (1967) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege club
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona Gaels () (1965–1969) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Iona | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1966 | Iona | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| 1967 | Iona | 10–0 | |||||||
| 1968 | Iona | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1969 | Iona | 5–4 | |||||||
| Iona: | 26–9–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 26–9–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Americo Bedini". Iona Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Americo Bedini". Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ben Bedini Coach Who was Tough but Fair". naturegeezer.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.