| John Salavantis | |
| Birth Place: | North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1962–1965 |
| Player Team1: | Ottawa |
| Player Positions: | Offensive tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1971 |
| Coach Team1: | Pratt (offense) |
| Coach Years2: | 1972 |
| Coach Team2: | Pratt |
| Coach Years3: | 1974 |
| Coach Team3: | McPherson (OC) |
| Coach Years4: | 1975–1977 |
| Coach Team4: | Independence |
| Coach Years5: | 1978 |
| Coach Team5: | Ottawa |
| Coach Years6: | 1980–1982 |
| Coach Team6: | Missouri Southern (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team7: | Garden City (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 1985–1990 |
| Coach Team8: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 1991 |
| Coach Team9: | Montreal Machine (OL) |
| Coach Years10: | 1993 |
| Coach Team10: | Ottawa Rough Riders (WR) |
| Coach Years11: | 1994–1997 |
| Coach Team11: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
| Coach Years12: | 2006 |
| Coach Team12: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
| Overall Record: | 7–3 (college) |
| Awards: | First team All-KCAC (1965) |
John Salavantis is an American former gridiron football coach. He was the 22nd head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1978, and compiling a record of 7–3.[1] Salavantis later workred as an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Salavantis was also the radio colour analyst on AM 900 CHML for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[2]
Salavantis graduated from Drury High School in North Adams, Massachusetts, before attending Ottawa, where he played football for four years as an offensive tackle.[3]