John Michelosen
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Michelosen from 1956 Owl
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| Date of birth | February 13, 1916 |
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| Place of birth | Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | October 17, 1982 (aged 66) |
| Place of death | San Diego, California |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Pittsburgh |
| High school | Ambridge High School |
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| 1938–1939 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1940–1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers (backfield) |
| 1946–1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers (assistant) |
| 1948–1951 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1955–1965 | Pittsburgh |
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John Michelosen (February 13, 1916 – October 17, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1948 to 1951, compiling a record of 20–26–2. From 1955 to 1965 he was the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, tallying a mark of 56–49–7.
Michelosen was a native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Michelosen got his start in football playing quarterback at Ambridge High School, under coach Maurice "Moe" Rubenstein. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played for Jock Sutherland. He started for three years, playing on Pittsburgh's national championship teams in 1936 and 1937. He was a team captain in 1937. He was also a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
After graduating, Michelosen joined Pitt's staff as an assistant football coach.
In 1948 Michelosen became the youngest head coach of any National Football League (NFL) team in the league's "modern era" (loosely defined as since 1946) when he took command of the Steelers. At the age of 32 years and two months he remained the youngest head coach in NFL history until 1962 when Harland Svare beat him out by four months in mid-season. Michelosen held on to the distinction of being the youngest coach ever to start an NFL season until the Oakland Raiders hired Lane Kiffin in 2007.
Michelosen's tenure as Steelers head coach lasted until 1951 and he compiled a 20–26–2 record. In 1949 Michelosen guided the Steelers to a second place finish in the NFL's Eastern Division. At the time only division champions qualified for post-season play.
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