Foge Fazio
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 28, 1938 Dawmont, West Virginia |
| Died | December 2, 2009 (aged 71) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1960 | Pittsburgh |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| 1967 | Boston University (assistant) |
| 1968 | Harvard (assistant) |
| 1969–1972 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1973–1976 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1977–1981 | Pittsburgh (DC/LB) |
| 1982–1985 | Pittsburgh |
| 1986–1987 | Notre Dame (DC) |
| 1988–1989 | Atlanta Falcons (TE/ST) |
| 1990–1991 | New York Jets (LB) |
| 1995–1999 | Minnesota Vikings (LB/DC) |
| 2000 | Washington Redskins (LB) |
| 2001–2002 | Cleveland Browns (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–18–3 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
Serafino Dante "Foge" Fazio (February 28, 1938 – December 2, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1982 to 1985. Fazio was an assistant coach with five teams in the National Football League (NFL) between 1988 and 2002.
Fazio played linebacker and center at the University of Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Boston Patriots of the American Football League, but never played professionally. He returned to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, where he grew up, to begin his coaching career at the high school level, and then moved to the college ranks. He was hired as head coach by his alma mater, Pitt in 1982, having previously been defensive coordinator under Jackie Sherrill, leading the team to a 25–18–3 record in four seasons before being fired. Several of Fazio's defenses have been acclaimed as some of the best units in college football history, particularly the #2-ranked 1980 team which featured several players who went on to have successful careers in the NFL, including Rickey Jackson, Bill Maas, Carlton Williamson, and Hugh Green, who finished second in the 1980 Heisman Trophy balloting. After Fazio's stint as head coach at Pitt, Lou Holtz then hired him to serve as the defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame. At the college level, Fazio also coached at Boston University, Harvard University and the University of Cincinnati.
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