John Massengale | |
Birth Date: | 1939 |
Birth Place: | Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. |
Death Place: | Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1959 |
Player Team2: | Northwest Missouri State |
Player Years3: | 1961–1962 |
Player Team3: | Northwest Missouri State |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | ? |
Coach Team2: | New Mexico (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1969–1970 |
Coach Team3: | Eastern Washington (DC) |
Coach Years4: | 1971–1978 |
Coach Team4: | Eastern Washington |
Overall Record: | 35–39–1 |
Championships: | 1 Evergreen (1974) |
John Massengale (1939 – November 27, 2013) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington from 1971 to 1978, compiling a record of 35–39–1.
Massengale played college football at Northwest Missouri State College — now known as Northwest Missouri State University — lettering for two years as a two-way tackle. He began his coaching career at the high school level in Kansas and Illinois before moving on to the University of New Mexico where he worked as an assistant coach for the freshman football team and earned a doctorate degree. Massengale joined the football coach staff as Eastern Washington in 1969 as defensive coordinator under head coach Brent Wooten.[1]
Massengale was born in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1939. He died on November 27, 2013.[2]