| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1937 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 2018 (aged 81) Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1955–1958 | Western Montana |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959–1961 | Grass Range HS (MT) |
| 1962 | Moore HS (MT) |
| 1963–1964 | Harlowton HS (MT) (assistant) |
| 1965–1970 | Butte Central Catholic HS (MT) |
| 1971–1998 | Carroll (MT) |
| Basketball | |
| 1962–1963 | Moore HS (MT) |
| 1963–1965 | Harlowton HS (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 163–90–2 (college football) |
| Tournaments | 3–6 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 0–2 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 14 Frontier (1972–1974, 1978, 1980–1982, 1985–1990, 1993) | |
Vincent Robert "Putter" Petrino (April 18, 1937 – July 26, 2018) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana from 1971 to 1998, compiling record of 163–90–2.
A native of Butte, Montana, Petrino graduated from Butte Central Catholic High School in 1955. He then attended Western Montana College—now known as University of Montana Western—in Dillon, Montana, where played college football as a halfback, before graduating with bachelor's degree in physical education in 1959. Petrino began his coaching career at Grass Range High School in Grass Range, Montana, where as head football coach he led his team to two district championships in three years.[1]
Petrino's sons, Bobby and Paul Petrino, each played college football as a quarterback for their father at Carroll and went on to coaching careers. Petrino died on July 26, 2018, at his home in Helena.[2][3]
- ^ "Bob Petrino Named Carroll Grid Coach". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 8, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved December 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bob Petrino Sr. dies at 81 in Montana". ESPN.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Mansch, Scott (July 26, 2018). "Former Carroll football coach Bob (Putter) Petrino dies". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
