Mel Massucco | |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1925 |
Birth Place: | Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Player Years2: | 1948–1951 |
Player Team2: | Holy Cross |
Player Positions: | Halfback |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1952–1953 |
Coach Team2: | UMass (freshmen) |
Coach Years3: | 1954–1964 |
Coach Team3: | Holy Cross (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1965–1966 |
Coach Team4: | Holy Cross |
Coach Years5: | 1967–1977 |
Coach Team5: | WPI |
Coach Sport6: | Ice Hockey |
Coach Years7: | 1953–1954 |
Overall Record: | 33–70–3 (football) |
Melvin G. Massucco (November 22, 1925 – March 23, 2002) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1965 to 1966 and at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, also in Worcester, from 1967 to 1977, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–70–3.[2]
Prior to serving at the head coach at Holy Cross, Massucco served as a defensive coach and scout under Hall of Fame coach Eddie Anderson.[3] As an athlete, Massucco was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1952 NFL draft.[4]