Edward A. Jontos Explained

Edward A. Jontos
Birth Date:14 June 1910
Birth Place:Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Troy, New York, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1933–1935
Player Team2:Syracuse
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1933–1934
Player Team4:Syracuse
Player Positions:Guard (football)
Forward (basketball)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1936
Coach Team2:Syracuse (assistant)
Coach Years3:1937–1941
Coach Team3:St. Bonaventure (assistant)
Coach Years4:1945
Coach Team4:Camp Peary
Coach Years5:1946–1952
Coach Team5:RPI
Coach Sport6:Basketball
Coach Years7:1937–1942
Coach Team7:St. Bonaventure (assistant)
Coach Sport8:Lacrosse
Coach Years9:1937
Coach Team9:Syracuse (assistant)
Coach Years10:1961–1959
Coach Team10:RPI
Overall Record:24–38–2 (football)
52–50 (lacrosse)

Edward A. Jontos (June 14, 1910 – November 26, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and lacrosse player and coach. He was a three-sport athlete at Syracuse University in the early 1930s.[1] and was selected by the New York Giants in the 1936 NFL draft.[2] [3] Jontos served as the head football coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York from 1946 to 1952, compiling a record of 19–35–2.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Jontos. orangehoops.org. December 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: 1936 NFL Draft Listing . March 20, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Edward Jontos. Pro Football Archives. December 30, 2018.
  4. Web site: Edward A. Jontos. RPI Engineers. December 30, 2018.