Joe Repko

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1920–1997)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Joe Repko

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|3|15}}

| birth_place = Lansford, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|3|13|1920|3|15}}

| death_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1940–1943

| player_team1 = Boston College

| player_positions = Tackle

| player_years2 = 1946–1947

| player_team2 = Pittsburgh Steelers

| player_years3 = 1948–1949

| player_team3 = Los Angeles Rams

| coach_years1 = 1954–1956

| coach_team1 = St. Philip HS (MI)

| coach_years2 = 1957–1964

| coach_team2 = Aquinas Institute HS (NY)

| coach_years3 = 1972

| coach_team3 = St. John Fisher

| overall_record = 3–1–2 (college)

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Joseph Stephen Repko (March 15, 1920 – March 13, 1997) was an American football coach and player. He was the head coach at St. John Fisher College in 1972, helping start that program from scratch.{{cite news|url=http://articles.mcall.com/1992-12-24/sports/2880397_1_boston-college-first-ever-state-title-honors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904012236/http://articles.mcall.com/1992-12-24/sports/2880397_1_boston-college-first-ever-state-title-honors|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2016|title=We'll Miss Joe Repo's Memories|date=December 24, 1992|first=Rudy|last=Bednar|work=The Morning Call|access-date=January 28, 2018}}

Playing career

Repko was a sophomore on the national champion 1940 Boston College Eagles football team. He went on to play professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RepkJo20.htm|title=Joe Repko|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=January 28, 2018}}

Head coaching record

=High school=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = no | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = St. Philip HS (MI)

| conf = Southern Michigan Catholic

| startyear = 1954

| endyear = 1956

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|championship=|year=1954|name=St. Philip Catholic Central HS|overall=4–3–1|conference=2-3-1|bowlname=no|bowloutcome=no|bcsbowl=no|ranking=no|ranking2=no}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|championship=|year=1955|name=St. Philip Catholic Central HS|overall=8–0–0|conference=5-0-0|bowlname=no|bowloutcome=no|bcsbowl=no|ranking=no|ranking2=no}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|championship=|year=1956|name=St. Philip Catholic Central HS|overall=6–3–0|conference=2-3-0|bowlname=no|bowloutcome=no|bcsbowl=no|ranking=no|ranking2=no}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = St. Philip Catholic Central HS

| overall = 18–6–1

| confrecord = 9-6-1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Aquinas Institute HS (NY)

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1957

| endyear = 1964

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry|championship=|year=1961|name=Aquinas Institute|overall=7–1–0|conference=|bowlname=no|bowloutcome=no|bcsbowl=no|ranking=no|ranking2=no}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Aquinas Institute

| overall = 35–21–0

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 53–27–1

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

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