Dick Scesniak

Dick Scesniak
Biographical details
Born(1940-06-28)June 28, 1940
DiedApril 1, 1986(1986-04-01) (aged 45)
Kent, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1959–1961Iowa State
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1963Missouri (GA)
1965–1967Iowa State (OL)
1968–1970Utah (OL)
1971–1974Kent State (OC)
1975–1978Washington (OC)
1979New York Giants (OL)
1982Wisconsin (OL)
1983–1985Kent State
Head coaching record
Overall8–25

Richard Paul Scesniak (June 28, 1940 – April 1, 1986) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1983 to 1985, compiling a record of 8–25. Scesniak died of an apparent heart attack on April 1, 1986, after he collapsed while exercising at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio.[1]

  1. ^ "Kent State grid coach, Scesniak, dies". Ludington Daily News. Ludington, Michigan. Associated Press. April 2, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved October 18, 2016 – via Google News.