Edward A. Jontos (June 14, 1910 – November 26, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and lacrosse player and coach. He was a three-sport athlete at Syracuse University in the early 1930s.[1] and was selected by the New York Giants in the 1936 NFL draft.[2][3] Jontos served as the head football coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York from 1946 to 1952, compiling a record of 19–35–2.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1910 Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1996 (aged 86) Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1935 | Syracuse |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1934 | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Guard (football) Forward (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936 | Syracuse (assistant) |
| 1937–1941 | St. Bonaventure (assistant) |
| 1945 | Camp Peary |
| 1946–1952 | RPI |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1942 | St. Bonaventure (assistant) |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1937 | Syracuse (assistant) |
| 1961–1959 | RPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–38–2 (football) 52–50 (lacrosse) |
References
edit- ^ "Edward Jontos". orangehoops.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Edward Jontos". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Edward A. Jontos". RPI Engineers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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