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.
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Born: | June 26, 1917 Wyano, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | January 20, 2003 (aged 85) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Redstone (Republic, Pennsylvania) | ||||
| College: | Davis & Elkins | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 7 / pick: 59 | ||||
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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
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External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- John Federovitch at Find a Grave
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