Sport(s) Football 1960–1965 Neshaminy High School | 1966–1968 Dartmouth (DL) Name John Petercuskie | |
Born January 31, 1925 (age 99)
Old Forge, Pennsylvania ( 1925-01-31 ) Alma mater East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1950) 1954 Neshaminy High School (DL) 1955–1959 Neshaminy High School (assistant) | ||
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. In 2010, a bronze statue of his likeness was unveiled at Harry P. Franks Stadium in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. 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.