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 |
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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.