Bob Valesente
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 19, 1940 Seneca Falls, New York, US |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College |
| Playing career | |
| 1960s | Ithaca |
| Position(s) | Halfback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1974 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1975–1976 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1977–1979 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1980–1981 | Mississippi State (DC) |
| 1982–1983 | Baltimore Colts (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1986–1987 | Kansas |
| 1988 | Maryland (OC/QB) |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh (DC) |
| 1990–1991 | Pittsburgh Steelers (LB) |
| 1992–1994 | Green Bay Packers (LB) |
| 1995–1998 | Green Bay Packers (DB) |
| 1999 | Carolina Panthers (DB) |
| 2001–2003 | Frankfurt Galaxy (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–17–1 |
Bob Valesente (born July 19, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at Ithaca College and spent more than 35 years as a football coach. He was the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks football team from 1986 to 1987 and has also served as an assistant football coach in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts (secondary and special teams, 1982–1983), Pittsburgh Steelers (linebackers coach, 1990–1991), Green Bay Packers (linebackers coach, 1992–1994; defensive backs, 1995–1998), and Carolina Panthers (defensive backs, 1999).
A native of Seneca Falls, New York, Valesente attended Ithaca College in the early 1960s where he played football as a halfback and defensive back. He was also an All-American baseball player at Ithaca.
After leaving Ithaca, he played baseball in the Chicago Cubs minor league organization. He played for the Pocatello Chiefs in the Pioneer League in 1963 and the St. Cloud Rox in 1964.
Valesente began his coaching career in 1964 as the coach of the freshman football team at Cornell University. He spent 11 years as an assistant coach at Cornell and was the defensive secondary coach from 1969 to 1974.
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