John Gagliardi
| Sport(s) | Football, ice hockey |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 1, 1926 Trinidad, Colorado |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1952 | Carroll (MT) |
| 1953–2012 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1954–1959 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 489–138–11 (college football) 42–25–1 (ice hockey) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 4–1 (NAIA playoffs) 34–18 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NAIA National (1963, 1965) 2 NCAA Division III National (1976, 2003) 3 Montana Collegiate Conference (1950–1952) 27 MIAC (1953, 1962–1963, 1965, 1971, 1974–1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993–1996, 1998–1999, 2001–2003, 2005–2006, 2008–2009) |
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| Awards | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (2009) | |
| Records | |
| Most wins in college football history (489) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 (profile) |
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John Gagliardi (/ɡəˈlɑːrdi/ gə-LAR-dee; born November 1, 1926) is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota from 1953 until 2012. From 1949 to 1952, he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. With a career record of 489–138–11, Gagliardi has the most wins of any coach in college football history. His Saint John's Johnnies teams won four national titles: the NAIA National Football Championship in 1963 and 1965, and the NCAA Division III National Football Championship in 1976 and 2003. Gagliardi was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Born to Ventura and Antonietta Gagliardi, Gagliardi began coaching football at Trinidad High School in 1943, at the age of 16, when his high school coach was called into service during World War II. He was a player-coach his senior year of high school and continued to coach high school football at St. Mary's High School while obtaining his college degree at Colorado College.
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