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Nick Mourouzis
Birth Date:16 April 1937
Birth Place:Tuscarawas County, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Greencastle, Indiana, U.S.
Player Years1:1956–1958
Player Team1:Miami (OH)
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Years1:1959–1961
Coach Team1:Ohio (GA)
Coach Years2:1962
Coach Team2:Ball State (assistant)
Coach Years3:1963–1964
Coach Team3:Ohio (assistant)
Coach Years4:1965–1973
Coach Team4:Indiana (assistant)
Coach Years5:1974–1980
Coach Team5:Northwestern (assistant)
Coach Years6:1981–2003
Coach Team6:DePauw
Overall Record:138–87–4
Championships:2 ICAC (1990, 1996)

Nick Mourouzis (April 16, 1937 – September 16, 2020)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, from 1981 to 2003, compiling a record of 138–87–4.[2] As a college football player, Mourouzis was a starting quarterback at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.[2]

Biography

Nick Mourouzis was born on April 16, 1937,[1] in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He played football and baseball in high school, and was discovered by Ara Parseghian who recruited him to play for Miami University. He graduated from Miami in 1959, and received his master's degree in 1961. In 1971, he received another master's degree from Indiana University.

He served as the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, from 1981 to 2003, compiling a record of 133–82–4.[2] In 1996, Mourouzis founded Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society for Student-Athletes.[3]

Mourouzis died from complications of COVID-19 in Greencastle, Indiana, on September 16, 2020, at the age of 83, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick Mourouzis Obituary (1937 - 2020) the Indianapolis Star. .
  2. Web site: Nick Mourouzis. DePauw Tigers. December 30, 2018. March 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324030949/https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/33100/. dead.
  3. https://www.chialphasigma.org/about-chi-alpha-sigma Chi Alpha Sigma - About
  4. News: Nick Mourouzis, DePauw football coaching legend, dies at 83. Indy Star. 26 September 2020.