| John Petercuskie | |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Old Forge, Pennsylvania |
| Alma Mater: | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1950) |
| Player Years1: | c. 1949 |
| Player Team1: | East Stroudsburg |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1951–1952 |
| Coach Team1: | Old Forge HS (PA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1953–1959 |
| Coach Team2: | Neshaminy HS (PA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1960–1965 |
| Coach Team3: | Neshaminy HS (PA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1966–1968 |
| Coach Team4: | Dartmouth (DL) |
| Coach Years5: | 1969–1972 |
| Coach Team5: | Boston College (DC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1973–1977 |
| Coach Team6: | Princeton (DL) |
| Coach Years7: | 1978–1984 |
| Coach Team7: | Cleveland Browns (ST) |
| Coach Years8: | 1987–1988 |
| Coach Team8: | Harvard (DL) |
| Coach Years9: | 1989–1994 |
| Coach Team9: | Liberty (DL/ST) |
| Overall Record: | 59–1–5 |
John Stephen Petercuskie (January 31, 1925 – April 20, 2018) was a former American football coach.
After graduating high school in the summer of 1942, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was trained as a radar operator on the SCR-270 and attained the rank of Sergeant. As a member of Air Warning Squadron 8, he took part in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
He served as head coach at Neshaminy High School from 1960 to 1965, garnering a 59–1–5 record. He also served on the coaching staffs of college football teams at Dartmouth College, Boston College, Princeton University, Harvard University, Liberty University, and as an assistant coach (defensive line and special teams coach) on the Cleveland Browns from 1978 to 1984.[1] [2] In 2010, a bronze statue of his likeness was unveiled at Harry P. Franks Stadium in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.[3] He is a member of the Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame, Neshaminy Hall of Fame, Scranton Hall of Fame, East Stroudsburg Hall of Fame, Lackawanna County Hall of Fame, Luzerne County Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania Coaches Hall of Fame.[4] Petercuskie died at his home on April 20, 2018.[5]