Jim Paul Chiapuzio (April 3, 1925 – September 20, 1988) was an American football, wrestling, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Concordia University in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1969 to 1972, where he was the first coach in that program's history, completing a record of 18–15.[1] He also served as the wrestling and baseball coach at Concordia, earning a 28–23 in baseball with one Twin River Collegiate Conference championship.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1925 |
| Died | September 20, 1988 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Oregon |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1969–1972 | Concordia (MN) |
| Wrestling | |
| 1953–1965 | North Bend HS (OR) |
| 1965–1973 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1973–1986 | Sheldon HS (OR) |
| Baseball | |
| 1966–1969 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1971 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1973 | Concordia (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–15 (football) 28–23 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball 1 Twin River | |
| Awards | |
| Concordia (MN) Hall of Fame (1998) North Bend HS (OR) Hall of Fame (2011) | |
Chiapuzio also began the wrestling program at North Bend High School in North Bend, Oregon in 1953, where he served until moving to Concordia in 1965.[2] He finished his career at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon, retiring in 1986.
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Golden Bears (NAIA Division II independent) (1969–1971) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Concordia | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1970 | Concordia | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1971 | Concordia | 4–5 | |||||||
| Concordia Golden Bears (Tri-State Conference) (1972) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Concordia | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Concordia: | 18–15 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–15 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Coach John Paul Chiapuzio". Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "North Bend Hall of Fame inductees". The World. October 25, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018.