John Popovich

John Popovich
Career information
Date of birth	(1918-03-06)March 6, 1918
Place of birth	Monessen, Pennsylvania
Date of death	February 3, 2004 (aged 85)
Place of death	Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	Halfback
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
College	Saint Vincent College
Career history
As player
1944	Card-Pitt
1945	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

John Popovich (March 6, 1918 – February 3, 2004) was a former American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League from 1944 to 1945, for the Pittsburgh Steelers and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Steelers. The merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. Popovich was signed to "Card-Pitt" midway through the season, after he returned from the Army due to a medical discharge. Popvich served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1955 to 1958, compiling a record of 12–16–4.

References

Forr, James (2003). "Card-Pitt: The Carpits" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 25 (3): 1–8.

External links

John Popovich at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Waynesburg Yellow Jackets head football coaches

Thomas D. Whittles (1895)
Unknown (1896–1900)
No team (1901)
Unknown (1902–1916)
No team (1917–1920)
Frank N. Wolf (1921–1922)
Red Roberts (1923)
Britain Patterson (1924)
Katy Easterday (1925–1927)
Frank N. Wolf (1928–1941)
Mark L. Booth (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Asa G. Wiley (1946)
Stan Keck (1947–1950)
John F. Wiley (1951–1954)
John Popovich (1955–1958)
Peter Mazzaferro (1959–1962)
Mike Scarry (1963–1965)
Carl DePasqua (1966–1967)
Darrell Lewis (1968–1972)
Hayden Buckley (1973–1982)
William Tornabene (1983–1986)
Ty Clarke (1987–1993)
Dan Baranik (1994–2000)
Jeff Hand (2001–2004)
Rick Shepas (2005– )

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