John Whitehead (American football)

John Whitehead

White pictured in Epitome 1980, Lehigh yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1924-09-07)September 7, 1924 Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 19, 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 77) Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950	Scotland School (PA) (assistant)
1954	Stroud Union HS (PA) (assistant)
1955–1957	Stroud Union HS (PA)
1958–1962	Middletown HS (NY)
1963–1966	Carlisle HS (PA)
1967–1969	Lehigh (line)
1970–1975	Lehigh (OC)
1976–1985	Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall	75–38–2 (college)
Tournaments	3–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division II (1977)

John Calvin Whitehead (September 7, 1924 – January 19, 2002) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1976 to 1985, compiling a record of 75–38–2. His 1977 team at Lehigh won the NCAA Division II Championship and his 1979 was the runner-up in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs. Whitehead was born on September 7, 1924, in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. He died on January 20, 2002.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Lehigh Engineers (NCAA Division II independent) (1976–1977)
1976	Lehigh	6–5
1977	Lehigh	12–2			W NCAA Division II Championship (Pioneer)
Lehigh Engineers (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978–1985)
1978	Lehigh	8–3
1979	Lehigh	10–3			L NCAA Division I-AA Championship
1980	Lehigh	9–1–2			L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1981	Lehigh	8–3
1982	Lehigh	4–6
1983	Lehigh	8–3
1984	Lehigh	5–6
1985	Lehigh	5–6
Lehigh:		75–38–2
Total:		75–38–2

External links

• John Whitehead at Find a Grave