Vic Gatto Explained

Vic Gatto
Birth Date:24 April 1947
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1966–1968
Player Team2:Harvard
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1969–1972
Coach Team2:Middlesex School (MA)
Coach Years3:1973–1977
Coach Team3:Bates
Coach Years4:1978–1984
Coach Team4:Tufts
Coach Years5:1985–1989
Coach Team5:Davidson
Overall Record:55–89–4 (college football)
Awards:
  • Third-team All-American (1967)
  • Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (1968)
  • First-team All-East (1967)
  • Second-team All-East (1968)
  • All-Ivy League 1st team (1968)

Victor Emmanuel Gatto (born April 24, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bates College (1973–1977), Tufts University (1978–1984), and Davidson College (1985–1989), compiling a career college football record of 52–92–4. Gatto played college football as a halfback at Harvard University from 1966 to 1968. He won the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award in 1968 and was the team captain in the legendary "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" game and appears in the 2008 documentary film about this game. Prior to being hired at Bates, Gatto coached football, baseball, and lacrosse at the Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]

Head coaching record

College football

Notes and References

  1. News: . New head coach Vic Gatto excited about Bates football . . . March 31, 1973 . 25 . September 15, 2018 . .