John Magnabosco
Appearance
![]() Magnabosco picture in Orient 1936, Ball State yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1905 Clinton, Indiana |
Died | October 15, 1956 Muncie, Indiana | (aged 50–51)
Playing career | |
1927–1929 | Indiana |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1931–1934 | Clinton HS (IN) |
1935–1952 | Ball State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 68–46–14 (college) 34–3–3 (high school) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 IIC (1942) | |
John V. Magnabosco (1905 – October 15, 1956) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ball State Teachers College—now known as Ball State University—from 1935 to 1952, compiling a record of 68–46–14. From 1931 to 1934, he was the head football coach at Clinton High School in Clinton, Indiana, where he won three state championships. Magnabosco died of a heart attack at the Ball State gymnasium on October 15, 1956 in Muncie, Indiana.[1][2]
Head coaching record
High school
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Clinton High School Wildcats () (1931–1934) | |||||||||
1931 | Clinton | 9–1–1 | |||||||
1932 | Clinton | 9–1 | |||||||
1933 | Clinton | 9–0–1 | |||||||
1934 | Clinton | 7–1–1 | |||||||
Clinton: | 34–3–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 34–3–3 |
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ball State Cardinals (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1935–1946) | |||||||||
1935 | Ball State | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 8th | |||||
1936 | Ball State | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 8th | |||||
1937 | Ball State | 5–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 4th | |||||
1938 | Ball State | 6–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1939 | Ball State | 6–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1940 | Ball State | 3–4–1 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
1941 | Ball State | 3–2–2 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1942 | Ball State | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1944 | Ball State | 2–2 | |||||||
1945 | Ball State | 4–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1946 | Ball State | 3–4–1 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
Ball State Cardinals (Independent) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
1947 | Ball State | 5–1–2 | |||||||
1948 | Ball State | 6–2 | |||||||
1949 | Ball State | 8–0 | |||||||
1950 | Ball State | 2–4–1 | |||||||
Ball State Cardinals (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1951–1952) | |||||||||
1951 | Ball State | 0–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1952 | Ball State | 3–5–1 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
Ball State: | 68–46–14 | ||||||||
Total: | 68–46–14 |
References
- ^ Vidette-Messenger, Monday, October 15, 1956, Valparaiso, Indiana
- ^ "One-Minute Sport Page". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press and United Press International. October 15, 1956. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ http://www.almanacsports.com/football/schedule.php?team=CLINTON&season=1931
External links
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1956 deaths
- Ball State Cardinals football coaches
- Indiana Hoosiers football players
- College track and field coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in Indiana
- People from Clinton, Indiana
- Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1930s stubs