Stan Pavko

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1916–2002)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Stan Pavko

| image =

| caption =

| image_size =

| number = 30

| position = Guard, tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|10|23}}

| birth_place = Gooding, Idaho, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1916|10|23}}

| death_place = Modesto, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 212

| high_school = Gooding (Gooding, Idaho)

| college = Idaho

| pastteams =

| pastcoaching =

; Football

  • Modesto (1948–1950)
    Line coach
  • Modesto (1951–1967)
    Head coach

; Track

| pastadmin =

  • Modesto (1968–1975)
    Athletic director

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 11

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 2

}}

Stonko Sidney "Stan" Pavkov (October 23, 1916 – February 8, 2002) was an American football player and coach. A native of Gooding, Idaho, he played college football for Idaho. After graduating from Idaho, he played professional football for the minor-league Cincinnati Bengals and Paterson Panthers in 1938. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1939 and 1940 season. He appeared in 11 NFL games as a guard and tackle.{{cite web|title=Stan Pavkov Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PavkSt20.htm}}

After his playing career ended, he returned to Idaho and taught and coach football and track in American Falls, Blackfoot, and Idaho Falls. In 1948, he was hired as head track coach and assistant football coach at Modesto Junior College (MJC) in Modesto, California.{{cite news |author= |title=Stan Pavkov Gets Modesto J. C. Job |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-register/147528139/ |newspaper=The Post-Register |location=Idaho Falls, Idaho |agency=Associated Press |date=June 22, 1948 |page=1 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} In 1951, we was promoted to head football coach, holding that position for 17 seasons and compiling a 66–83–7 record.{{cite news |last=Gandolfo |first=Lu |title=Stan Pavko Resigns As MJC Grid Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/147528720/ |newspaper=The Modesto Bee |location=Modesto, California |date=November 7, 1967 |page=9 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He later became the athletic director and remained at MJC until 1995. After moving to Modesto, he changed his name to S. Stan Pavko. He died on February 8, 2002, at age 85, in Modesto.{{cite news|title=Longtime MJC coach dies|newspaper=The Modesto Bee|author=Brian Vander Beek|date=February 9, 2002|pages=C1, C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74119816/longtime-mjc-coach-dies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Head coaching record

=Junior college football=

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

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Modesto Pirates

| conf = Big Seven/Eight Conference

| startyear = 1951

| endyear = 1961

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1951

| name = Modesto

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1952

| name = Modesto

| overall = 7–2

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1953

| name = Modesto

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1954

| name = Modesto

| overall = 1–7–1

| conference = 1–4–1

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1955

| name = Modesto

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1956

| name = Modesto

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1957

| name = Modesto

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1958

| name = Modesto

| overall = 7–2

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1959

| name = Modesto

| overall = 2–6–1

| conference = 1–5–1

| confstanding = 7th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1960

| name = Modesto

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = T–5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1961

| name = Modesto

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = T–5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Modesto Pirates

| conf = Valley Conference

| startyear = 1962

| endyear = 1967

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1962

| name = Modesto

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 3–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1963

| name = Modesto

| overall = 2–5–2

| conference = 1–3–1

| confstanding = T–4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1964

| name = Modesto

| overall = 0–7–1

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1965

| name = Modesto

| overall = 4–5

| conference = 1–4

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1966

| name = Modesto

| overall = 2–7

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1967

| name = Modesto

| overall = 1–7–1

| conference = 0–4–1

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Modesto

| overall = 64–84–6

| confrecord = 40–59–4

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 64–84–6

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

References

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