Joe Restic
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 21, 1926 Emeigh Run, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 8, 2011 (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Villanova |
| Playing career | |
| 1952–1953 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1958 | Brown (assistant) |
| 1959–1961 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1962–1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (assistant) |
| 1968–1970 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1971–1993 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–17–3 (CFL) 117–97–6 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Ivy (1974–1975, 1982–1983, 1987) | |
Joseph William "Joe" Restic (July 21, 1926 – December 8, 2011) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1968 to 1970 and as the head football coach at Harvard University from 1971 to 1993. He was known as a coaching innovator, devising a complex offense known as the multiflex while in Canada and taking it to Harvard.
Restic played college football at Saint Francis University and Villanova University and graduated in 1952. He played two seasons as a end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system.
From 1956 to 1958, he served as an assistant coach at Brown University. He was an assistant coach at Colgate University from 1959 to 1961. He joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an assistant coach and later offensive coordinator. In 1968, he became the fourth head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, replacing Ralph Sazio. As head coach, he posted a 22–17–3 record.
On January 5, 1971, he became the head coach of Harvard. He was head coach for 23 years amassing a record of 117–97–6. He led Harvard to five Ivy League championships. When he retired in 1993, the 23 years that he coached at Harvard was the longest tenure in the school's 124 year football history.
Restic had a friendly rivalry with Yale coach Carmen Cozza who served as the Bulldogs coach for all of Restic's time at Harvard. During their period of the college football rivalry, known as The Game, Yale won 13 times to Harvard’s 10.
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