| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1926 Trinidad, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2018 (aged 91) Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Colorado College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1943–1944 | Trinidad Catholic HS (CO) |
| 1945–1948 | St. Mary's HS (CO) |
| 1949–1952 | Carroll (MT) |
| 1953–2012 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1954–1959 | Saint John's (MN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1953 | Carroll (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 489–138–11 (college football) 42–25–1 (college ice hockey) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 4–1 (NAIA playoffs) 34–18 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NAIA (1963, 1965) 2 NCAA Division III (1976, 2003) 3 MCC (1950–1952) 27 MIAC (1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974–1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993–1996, 1998, 1999, 2001–2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Coach of the Year (1965) AFCA NCAA Division III COY (2003) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (2009) 9× MIAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1985, 1994, 1998–1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009) | |
| Records | |
| Most wins in college football history (489) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 (profile) | |
John Gagliardi (/ɡəˈlɑːrdi/ gə-LAR-dee; November 1, 1926 – October 7, 2018) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1953 until 2012. From 1949 to 1952, he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. With a career record of 489–138–11, Gagliardi has the most wins of any coach in college football history. His Saint John's Johnnies teams won four national titles: the NAIA Football National Championship in 1963 and 1965, and the NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1976 and 2003. Gagliardi was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.[1]