Sport(s) Football 1961–1970 UMass Education Manhattan College 1955–1960 Pittsburgh (backfield) Role American football player | 1951–1954 Brown (backfield) Name Vic Fusia 1930s Manhattan Overall 59–32–2 Positions Halfback | |
Born November 21, 1916
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania ( 1916-11-21 ) Died January 18, 1991, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Victor M. Fusia (November 21, 1916 – January 18, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1961 to 1970. He compiled an 59–32–2 overall record and won five Yankee Conference championships.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, Fusia was a 1938 graduate of Manhattan College and a Navy veteran of World War II. He coached five years in the Pennsylvania high school system in the 1950s and was an assistant coach at Brown and the Pittsburgh before becoming the head coach at Massachusetts.
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