Bob Blasi Explained

Bob Blasi
Birth Date:24 September 1930
Birth Place:Cunningham, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Player Years1:1951–1952
Player Team1:Colorado A&M
Player Positions:Guard, linebacker
Coach Years1:1953
Coach Team1:Colorado A&M (assistant freshmen)
Coach Years2:1954
Coach Team2:Helena HS (MT) (assistant)
Coach Years3:1956–1965
Coach Team3:Colorado State–Greeley (line)
Coach Years4:1966–1984
Coach Team4:Colorado State–Greeley / Northern Colorado
Overall Record:107–71–3
Tournament Record:0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Championships:2 RMAC (1969, 1971)
3 GPAC (1973–1975)
1 NCC (1980)
3 RMAC Plains Division (1969–1971)

Robert L. Blasi (September 24, 1930 – September 27, 2023) was an American football coach.[1] He was the head coach at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado from 1966 to 1984, compiling a record of 107–71–3.[2] He produced many good teams in his 18 years as head coach, but the best was the 1969 squad, which finished 10–0, won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title and was ranked No. 3 in the final United Press International poll. Blasi was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[3] He died in Littleton, Colorado on September 27, 2023, three days after his 93rd birthday.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coach, country boy led way to success. December 3, 2007.
  2. Web site: DeLassus. David. Northern Colorado Bears Records By Year. College Football Data Warehouse. April 24, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108013139/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsky/northern_colorado/coaching_records.php. January 8, 2014.
  3. Web site: Phifer . Tony . Bob Blasi . Colorado Sports Hall of Fame . 11 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Robert "Bob" L. Blasi . Horan & McConaty Funeral Service and Cremation . 27 December 2023.