John Sitarsky | |
Birth Date: | February 7, 1912[1] |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1933–1935 |
Player Team2: | Bucknell |
Player Sport3: | Baseball |
Player Years4: | 1933–1936 |
Player Team4: | Bucknell |
Player Sport5: | Basketball |
Player Years6: | 1932–1936 |
Player Team6: | Bucknell |
Player Positions: | Quarterback (football) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1936–1941 |
Coach Team2: | Bucknell (freshmen) |
Coach Years3: | 1943 |
Coach Team3: | Bucknell |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1937–1942 |
Coach Team5: | Bucknell (freshmen) |
Coach Years6: | 1942–1943 |
Coach Team6: | Bucknell |
Coach Sport7: | Baseball |
Coach Years8: | 1938–1943 |
Coach Team8: | Bucknell |
Overall Record: | 6–4 (football) 5–8 (basketball) 34–36 (baseball) |
John James Sitarsky (February 7, 1912 – November 2, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University in 1943.[3] He also served as the schools head baseball coach from 1938 to 1943.[4]
Sitarsky was the starting quarterback for the 1935 Bucknell Bison football team defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the first ever Orange Bowl.[5]
He died of a heart attack, aged 44.[3]