John Sitarsky Explained

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]

Head coaching record

Football

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Notes and References

  1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  2. Web site: John Sitarsky. Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame. July 10, 2018.
  3. News: Former BU coach dies. November 5, 1956. Lebanon Daily News. August 5, 2018. subscription.
  4. Web site: Baseball Record Book. nmnathletics.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180604202413/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/32100/pdf/baseball/BaseballRecordBook.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=32100. June 4, 2018. dead. May 2, 2019.
  5. Web site: Seventy-Fifth Orange Bowl to be Played Jan. 1 - Bucknell Won First Game in 1935. bucknellbison.com. December 15, 2008. August 5, 2018.