John Petercuskie

John Petercuskie
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1925-01-31) January 31, 1925
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Alma mater East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1950)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954 Neshaminy High School (DL)
19551959 Neshaminy High School (assistant)
19601965 Neshaminy High School
19661968 Dartmouth (DL)
19691972 Boston College (DC)
19731977 Harvard (DC)
19781984 Princeton (DL)
19871988 Cleveland Browns (DL, ST)
19891994 Liberty (DL, ST)

John Petercuskie (born January 31, 1925) is a former American football coach. He served as head coach at Neshaminy High School from 1960 to 1965, garnering a 59–1–5 record. He also served on the coaching staffs of college football teams at Dartmouth College, Boston College, Princeton University, Harvard University, Liberty University, and as an assistant coach (defensive line and special teams coach) on the Cleveland Browns from 1978 to 1984.[1][2] In 2010, a bronze statue of his likeness was unveiled at Harry P. Franks Stadium in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.[3] He is a member of the Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame, Neshaminy Hall of Fame, Scranton Hall of Fame, East Stroudsburg Hall of Fame, Lackawanna County Hall of Fame, Luzerne County Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania Coaches Hall of Fame.[4]

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