John James Sitarsky (February 7, 1912 – November 2, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University in 1943.[3] He also served as the schools head baseball coach from 1938 to 1943.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1912[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1956 (aged 44) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1935 | Bucknell |
| Baseball | |
| 1933–1936 | Bucknell |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1936 | Bucknell |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1941 | Bucknell (freshmen) |
| 1943 | Bucknell |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1942 | Bucknell (freshmen) |
| 1942–1943 | Bucknell |
| Baseball | |
| 1938–1943 | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–4 (football) 5–8 (basketball) 34–36 (baseball) |
Sitarsky was the starting quarterback for the 1935 Bucknell Bison football team defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the first ever Orange Bowl.[5]
He died of a heart attack, aged 44.[3]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Bucknell | 6–4 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 6–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ^ "John Sitarsky". Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Former BU coach dies". Lebanon Daily News. November 5, 1956. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Seventy-Fifth Orange Bowl to be Played Jan. 1 - Bucknell Won First Game in 1935". bucknellbison.com. December 15, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2018.