Mike Getto Explained

Mike Getto
Birth Date:September 18, 1905
Birth Place:Irwin, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Position1:Tackle
College:Pittsburgh
Coaching Years1:1928
Coaching Team1:Pittsburgh (assistant)
Coaching Years2:1929–1938
Coaching Team2:Kansas (assistant)
Coaching Years3:1940
Coaching Team3:Kansas
Coaching Years4:1947–1950
Coaching Team4:Kansas (assistant)
Coaching Years5:1942
Coaching Team5:Brooklyn Dodgers
Career Highlights:

Michael J. Getto (September 18, 1905  - August 27, 1960) was a professional football coach in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. That season, he coached Brooklyn to a 3 - 8 record. Prior to his coaching career, Getto played college football while attending the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned All-American honors in 1928. After graduating from Pitt, Getto remained with the school as a football coach for the freshman team. He then worked as an assistant football coach from 1929 to 1939 and again in 1947 to 1950 at the University of Kansas. While at Kansas, Getto inspired his hometown of Jeannette, Pennsylvania to adopt the Jayhawk mascot for their high school athletic teams.

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