John Whitehead (American football)

John Whitehead
White pictured in Epitome 1980, Lehigh yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1924-09-07)September 7, 1924
Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 77)
Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950Scotland School (PA) (assistant)
1954Stroud Union HS (PA) (assistant)
1955–1957Stroud Union HS (PA)
1958–1962Middletown HS (NY)
1963–1966Carlisle HS (PA)
1967–1969Lehigh (line)
1970–1975Lehigh (OC)
1976–1985Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall75–38–2 (college)
Tournaments3–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division II (1977)

John Calvin Whitehead (September 7, 1924 – January 19, 2002) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1976 to 1985, compiling a record of 75–38–2. His 1977 team at Lehigh won the NCAA Division II Championship and his 1979 was the runner-up in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs. Whitehead was born on September 7, 1924, in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. He died on January 20, 2002.[1]

  1. ^ "Former Lehigh Football Coach And Athletics Director John Whitehead Passes Away". The Patriot League Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. January 21, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2011.