Larry Catuzzi
{{Short description|American football player and coach}}
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| name = Larry Catuzzi
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| birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1935}}}}
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| player_years1 = 1956–1957
| player_team1 = Delaware
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_years1 = 1960
| coach_team1 = Dayton (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1961–1964
| coach_team2 = Indiana (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1965–1967
| coach_team3 = Ohio State (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1968–1970
| coach_team4 = Williams
| overall_record = 11–13
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Lawrence R. Catuzzi (born {{Circa|1935}}) is an American former college football player and coach and investment banker. He served as the head football coach at Williams College from 1968 to 1970, compiling a record of 11–13.
Athlete
Catuzzi was the quarterback for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football from 1956 to 1957.{{cite web|title=1950s UD football players get together for a reunion|publisher=University of Delaware|date=October 2009|url=http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/oct/football102308.html}}{{cite news|title=Larry Catuzzi Leads Delaware To 33-7 Victory Over Lehigh|newspaper=Reading Eagle|date=1956-09-30|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HwUrAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440,6065994&dq=larry-catuzzi&hl=en}}{{cite news|title=DELAWARE WINS, 34-13; Toto, Catuzzi and Klingler Excel Against Bucknell|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1957-11-17|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/17/archives/delaware-wins-3413-toto-catuzzi-and-klingler-excel-against-bucknell.html}} He still holds the Delaware school record for best passing percentage in a game; he completed eight of ten passes against Lehigh in 1956 for an .800 completion percentage.{{cite web|title=UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ALL-TIME FOOTBALL RECORDS |publisher=University of Delaware |url=http://www.bluehens.com/sportsinfo/football/footballrecords.pdf |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227134517/http://www.bluehens.com/sportsinfo/football/footballrecords.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-27 |df= }}
Coaching
Catuzzi held assistant coaching positions at the University of Dayton (backfield coach in 1960), Indiana University (offensive backfield coach, 1961–1964),{{cite news|title=Dayton Football Staff Shifts|newspaper=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=1961-04-05|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m9AVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3697,2303634&dq=larry-catuzzi&hl=en}} and Ohio State University (1965–1967). He was the head football coach at Williams College from 1968 to 1970, compiling a record of 11–13.{{cite news|title=Fusia, Catuzzi Quit UMass, Williams Jobs|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=1970-12-09|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7eM0AAAAIBAJ&pg=3033,3369993&dq=catuzzi+football&hl=en}} In October 1970, Catuzzi described his approach to football at Williams College as follows: "Our approach to football is low-key. We don't take ourselves as seriously as the high-pressure schools do. The kids are playing because they want to play. ... Football at Williams is another extracurricular activity offered in the fall, and not a matter of life-and-death."{{cite news|title=Football at Williams Is as Pure as the Air the Players Breathe|newspaper=Gadsden Times|date=1970-10-29|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Bq0fAAAAIBAJ&pg=1033,2745231&dq=larry-catuzzi+football&hl=en}}
Later years
Catuzzi left coaching in the 1970s and became an investment banker. He has held positions with Financial Security Assurance, Inc., Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc., Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., Inc. and the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
In the early 1980s, Catuzzi was the president of the Bluebonnet Bowl Association, the sponsor of the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, Texas.{{cite news|title=Gators Top Tulane: Florida Heads for Bluebonnet Bowl|newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner|date=1982-11-21|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nwkTAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729,3345239&dq=larry-catuzzi+bluebonnet&hl=en}}
In 1998, Catuzzi was appointed to the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. He became the Vice Chairman of the organization, and his current term expires in August 2010. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of the American Diabetes Association.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Catuzzi's daughter, Lauren Grandcolas, died on September 11, 2001, as a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93.{{cite news|title=Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation Receives Contribution from MAC Membership|date=2001-12-20|publisher=Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation|url=http://www.lcgfoundation.org/MaCinsights122001.htm|access-date=2010-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024310/http://www.lcgfoundation.org/MaCinsights122001.htm|archive-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead}} Since the incident, Catuzzi has been active in seeking to develop and finance the Flight 93 National Memorial.{{cite web|title=Houston, Texas Supports Flight 93 National Memorial|publisher=Flight 93 National Memorial Newsletter (National Park Service)|date=July 2006|url=http://www.honorflight93.org/files/news/07-06Newsletter5--Finalweb.pdf}}{{cite news|author=Kirk Swauger|title=Film stirs emotions|newspaper=The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA|date=2006-04-25|url=http://tribune-democrat.com/homepage/x519125962/Film-stirs-emotions/print}} He is a director of the Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation and the Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission.{{cite web|title=Larry Catuzzi|publisher=National Park Foundation Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy|url=http://2007.nationalparksummit.org/speakers/?fa=larry-catuzzi}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=Lawrence R. Catuzzi|publisher=Houston Sports Foundation|url=http://www.houstonsports.org/about/catuzzi/|accessdate=2010-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726155036/http://www.houstonsports.org/about/catuzzi/|archive-date=2011-07-26|url-status=dead}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Williams Ephs
| conf = Little Three Conference
| startyear = 1968
| endyear = 1970
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = Williams
| overall = 4–4
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1969
| name = Williams
| overall = 4–4
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1970
| name = Williams
| overall = 3–5
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Williams
| overall = 11–13
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 11–13
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Donald M. Russell |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/27628?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=January 21, 2025 }}
References
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