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John Acosta

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1919–1920
  
Yale

Position
  
Guard

1922
  
Florida (freshmen)

Born
  
December 13, 1898 Jacksonville, Florida (
1898-12-13
)

Died
  
18 July 1929, Waverly, Georgia, United States

John Sidney Acosta (December 13, 1898 – July 18, 1929) was a college football player and coach from Jacksonville. He was a prominent guard for the Yale Bulldogs, selected first-team All-American in 1920 by Walter Eckersall. He then took up coaching. Acosta was the freshman coach for the Florida Gators in 1922, leading them to a southern title. He died in an automobile accident.

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