Nick Giaquinto
{{Short description|American football player and college baseball coach (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nick Giaquinto
| number = 35, 30
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|4|4}}
| birth_place = Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = Stratford (CT)
| college = Bridgeport
Connecticut
| undraftedyear = 1977
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1977}})*
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1980|1981}})
- Washington Redskins (1981-{{NFL Year|1983}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 178
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.5
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 65
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 722
| statlabel5 = Touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 5
| pfr = GiaqNi00
}}
Nicholas Albert Giaquinto (born April 4, 1955) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins, where head coach Joe Gibbs nicknamed him "the Trashman" for his ability to fill many roles on the team.{{cite web|title=Hog 'N' Glory: The 1982 Washington Redskins|website=Bleacher Report|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184439-hog-n-glory-the-1982-washington-redskins}} During the 1983 season, Giaquinto played as the first H-Back in NFL history.{{Cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184439-hog-n-glory-the-1982-washington-redskins|title=Hog 'N' Glory: The 1982 Washington Redskins|website=Bleacher Report}} He played in the 1982 and 1983 Super Bowls with the Redskins and retired after the 1983 season, ending his four-year NFL career. He played college football at the University of Connecticut and the University of Bridgeport. He holds the single-game rushing record at UConn of 277 yards, set in a 1976 game against Holy Cross. He attended Stratford High School in Stratford, Connecticut where he was an All-State and National High School All American selection in football.
Giaquinto was the head baseball coach at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, a position he held since prior to the 1989 season.{{cite web|title=Nick Giaquinto|url=http://www.sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/giaquinto_nick00.html|work=SacredHeartPioneers.com|access-date=13 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722184424/http://www.sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/giaquinto_nick00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22}} He retired after the 2017 season, the last season for Sacred Heart at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard.
Head coaching records
The following is a list of Giaquinto's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach. Although Giaquinto has coached Sacred Heart since the start of the 1989 season, Sacred Heart did not join Division I until the start of the 2000 season.
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Sacred Heart
| conference= New England Collegiate Conference
| startyear = 1989
| endyear = 1999
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1989
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 16-17
| conference = 9-5
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1990
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 30-15
| conference = 11-3
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1991
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 26-12
| conference = 11-3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1992
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 27-9
| conference = 12-2
| confstanding =
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1993
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 25-12
| conference = 9-5
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1994
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 18-14
| conference = 10-4
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1995
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 15-27
| conference = 8-13
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 19-18
| conference = 9-9
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1997
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 15-25-1
| conference = 7-10-1
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 6-27
| conference = 2-12
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 17-31
| conference = 8-10
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Sacred Heart
| conference= Northeast Conference
| startyear = 2000
| endyear = 2017
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 12–38
| conference = 6–16
| confstanding = 5th (North)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 22–23
| conference = 12–10
| confstanding = 4th (North)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 20–27
| conference = 14–13
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 13–29
| conference = 7–17
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 12–36
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 20–33
| conference = 16–8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2006
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 26–30
| conference = 14–9
| confstanding = t-4th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 22–31
| conference = 12–15
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 12–41
| conference = 10–18
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 29–27–1
| conference = 16–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 31–27
| conference = 20–12
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2011
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 34–23
| conference = 23–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2012
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 25–32
| conference = 19–13
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 34–24
| conference = 23–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 29–28
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2015
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 23–32–1
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 30–28
| conference = 18–13
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 23–36
| conference = 14–13
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Sacred Heart
| overall = 631–752–1
| confrecord = 356–297
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 631–752–1
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.northeastconference.org/news/baseball/2004/1/21/shu-giaquinto.asp?path=baseball 2004 article, From the Super Bowl to Sacred Heart]
- [http://sacredheartpioneers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/giaquinto_nick00.html Sacred Heart Profile]
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/GiaqNi00.htm NFL Statistics]
- [http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184439-hog-n-glory-the-1982-washington-redskins]
- [http://www.superbowl.com/history/stats/teams/WAS/1982 1982 Redskins Statistics]
- [http://www.superbowl.com/history/stats/teams/WAS/1983 1983 Redskins Statistics]
- [http://www.uconnhuskies.com/datadump/MFootball/2008/MediaGuide/8/Game.pdf UConn football records]
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