John Whitehead (American football)

{{Short description|American football coach and college athletics administrator}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = John Whitehead

| image = John Whitehead.png

| alt =

| caption = White pictured in Epitome 1980, Lehigh yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|9|7}}

| birth_place = Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|1|19|1924|9|7}}

| death_place = Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_years1 = 1950

| coach_team1 = Scotland School (PA) (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1954

| coach_team2 = Stroud Union HS (PA) (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1955–1957

| coach_team3 = Stroud Union HS (PA)

| coach_years4 = 1958–1962

| coach_team4 = Middletown HS (NY)

| coach_years5 = 1963–1966

| coach_team5 = Carlisle HS (PA)

| coach_years6 = 1967–1969

| coach_team6 = Lehigh (line)

| coach_years7 = 1970–1975

| coach_team7 = Lehigh (OC)

| coach_years8 = 1976–1985

| coach_team8 = Lehigh

| overall_record = 75–38–2 (college)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 3–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)

| championships = 1 NCAA Division II (1977)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

John Calvin Whitehead (September 7, 1924 – January 19, 2002) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1976 to 1985, compiling a record of 75–38–2. His 1977 team at Lehigh won the NCAA Division II Championship and his 1979 was the runner-up in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs. Whitehead was born on September 7, 1924, in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. He died on January 20, 2002.{{cite web |url=http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012102aaa.html |title=Former Lehigh Football Coach And Athletics Director John Whitehead Passes Away |author= |date=January 21, 2002 |work=The Patriot League Official Athletic Site |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=November 3, 2011}}

Head coaching record

=College=

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

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Lehigh Engineers

| conf = NCAA Division II independent

| startyear = 1976

| endyear = 1977

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1976

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 6–5

| conference =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 1977

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 12–2

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = NCAA Division II Championship (Pioneer)

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Lehigh Engineers

| conf = NCAA Division I-AA independent

| startyear = 1978

| endyear = 1985

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1978

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 8–3

| conference =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1979

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 10–3

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Championship

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1980

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 9–1–2

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1981

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 8–3

| conference =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1982

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 4–6

| conference =

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1983

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 8–3

| conference =

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1984

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 5–6

| conference =

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| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1985

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 5–6

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Lehigh

| overall = 75–38–2

| confrecord =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 75–38–2

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

References

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Category:2002 deaths

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Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football coaches

Category:High school football coaches in New York (state)

Category:High school football coaches in Pennsylvania

Category:East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania alumni

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Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania