Bob Casciola
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1935 |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1957 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1960 | Princeton (freshman) |
| 1961–1965 | Princeton (asst.) |
| 1966–1968 | Dartmouth (DE/LB) |
| 1969–1970 | Connecticut (def. asst.) |
| 1971–1972 | Connecticut |
| 1973–1977 | Princeton |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1987–1991 | New Jersey Nets (EVP/COO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–38–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Yankee (1971) | |
Robert F. "Bob" Casciola (born c. 1935) is an American former college football coach, National Basketball Association executive, banking executive, and broadcaster. He was the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1971 to 1972 and at Princeton University from 1973 to 1977. He held assistant coaching positions at Princeton, Dartmouth College. Casciola served as an executive vice president and the chief operating officer for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA from 1987 to 1991. He played college football at Princeton as a tackle.
A native of New Hyde Park, New York, Casciola attended Mineola High School in Garden City Park. He attended college at Princeton University, where he played on the football team from 1955 to 1957. He was named to the All-Ivy League team in 1957. He graduated in 1958.
After graduation, Casciola spent three years as the freshmen coach at his alma mater. He then joined the Princeton varsity coaching staff, where remained through the 1965 season. Casciola also served as an officer in the United States Army and attained the rank of captain before being discharged in 1965. From 1966 to 1968, he spent three years mentoring the defensive ends and linebackers at Dartmouth under head coach Bob Blackman from 1966 to 1968. From 1969 to 1970, he served as the defensive coach at Connecticut. In December 1970, he was promoted to head coach in place of John Toner, who remained at UConn as athletic director. Casciola led UConn to a 5–3–1 record in his first season and a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference championship. After one additional season at UConn, he amassed a record of 9–8–1 during his tenure.
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