Frank Zazula | |
Birth Date: | 4 July 1916 |
Birth Place: | Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1937–1939 |
Player Team2: | Akron |
Player Positions: | Halfback, quarterback |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1940–1941 |
Coach Team2: | Akron (backfield) |
Coach Years3: | 1947–1948 |
Coach Team3: | Oregon (backfield) |
Coach Years4: | 1949 |
Coach Team4: | North Dakota (backfield) |
Coach Years5: | 1950–1956 |
Coach Team5: | North Dakota |
Overall Record: | 28–27–3 (football) |
Frank Allen "Zaz" Zazula (July 4, 1916 – December 12, 1999) was an American football, track and field, and cross country coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Dakota from 1950 to 1956, compiling a record of 28–27–3. Zazula also coached track and field and cross country at North Dakota until 1982.
Zazula grew up in Canton Ohio, and played high school football as a quarterback at Canton McKinley High School. He then starred in football at the University of Akron, lettering from 1937 to 1939. Zazula died on December 12, 1999.[1]