Sport(s) Football 1969–1972 Pittsburgh 1946–1949 Pittsburgh Name Carl DePasqua | 1958–1965 Pittsburgh (DB) Role American football player 1966–1967 Waynesburg | |
Born October 28, 1927 (age 96)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania ( 1927-10-28 ) 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers (assistant) | ||
Carl A. DePasqua (born October 28, 1927) is a former American football player and coach. DePasqua was an assistant coach at The University of Pittsburgh under head coach John Michelosen. He later served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1966 to 1967 and at the University of Pittsburgh from 1969 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 32–30. His Waynesburg Yellow Jackets won the NAIA Football National Championship in 1966.
Coaching career
DePasqua was an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1958 until the firing of head coach John Michelosen after the 1965 season. DePasqua was the head football coach at the Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He held that position for the 1966 and 1967 seasons. His coaching record at Waynesburg was 19–1. In 1968, DePasqua served as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers before returning to the University of Pittsburgh as head football coach in 1969. His Panther teams did turn in convincing wins against powerhouse teams such as West Virginia and Syracuse and posted a competitive season in 1970. His record at Pittsburgh was 13–29, with a winning percentage of .310.