John Petercuskie

John Stephen Petercuskie (January 31, 1925 – April 20, 2018) was a former American football coach.

John Petercuskie
Biographical details
Born(1925-01-31)January 31, 1925
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 20, 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 93)
Alma materEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1950)
Playing career
c. 1949East Stroudsburg
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952Old Forge HS (PA) (assistant)
1953–1959Neshaminy HS (PA) (assistant)
1960–1965Neshaminy HS (PA)
1966–1968Dartmouth (DL)
1969–1972Boston College (DC)
1973–1977Princeton (DL)
1978–1984Cleveland Browns (ST)
1987–1988Harvard (DL)
1989–1994Liberty (DL/ST)
Head coaching record
Overall59–1–5

Military service

After graduating high school in the summer of 1942, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was trained as a radar operator on the SCR-270 and attained the rank of Sergeant. As a member of Air Warning Squadron 8, he took part in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

Coaching career

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] Petercuskie died at his home on April 20, 2018.[5]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Where are the now - J. Petercuskie". Neshaminyfootball.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. "Neshaminy honors a football legend, unveils bronze statue of 'Coach Cuskie'" (TXT). Buckslocalnews.com. September 20, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  4. "John Petercuskie". Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  5. "John Petercuskie 1925 ∼ 2018". John Lawrence Funeral Home. Retrieved April 25, 2018.


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