Rocco J. "Rocky" Carzo (c. 1932 – January 16, 2022) was an American college football and college lacrosse coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Tufts University from 1966 to 1973, compiling a record of 22–41–1. A native of Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, Carzo played football as a fullback at the University of Delaware from 1950 to 1953. He was also the head lacrosse coach at Delaware from 1958 to 1959, tallying a mark of 10–10.[1][2] Carzo was the athletic director at Tufts from 1973 to 1999.
Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1932 |
Died | (aged 89) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1950–1953 | Delaware |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1955 | Salesianum School (DE) (assistant) |
1956–1959 | Delaware (assistant) |
1960–1965 | California (backfield) |
1966–1973 | Tufts |
Lacrosse | |
1958–1959 | Delaware |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1973–1999 | Tufts |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 22–41–1 (football) 10–10 (lacrosse) |
Carzo died on January 16, 2022, at the age of 89.[3]
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Tufts Jumbos (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1970) | |||||||||
1966 | Tufts | 1–7 | |||||||
1967 | Tufts | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1968 | Tufts | 5–3 | |||||||
1969 | Tufts | 6–2 | |||||||
1970 | Tufts | 1–7 | |||||||
Tufts Jumbos (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
1971 | Tufts | 3–5 | |||||||
1972 | Tufts | 4–4 | 1–4 | ||||||
1973 | Tufts | 1–7 | 1–4 | ||||||
Tufts: | 22–41–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 22–41–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Rocco Carzo To Coach At California U". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 19, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rocco Carzo Named Head Coach at Tufts". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 1, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Weitzer, Nate (January 17, 2022). "As football coach and AD, Rocky Carzo was a revered and visionary leader at Tufts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved January 17, 2022.