American football player and coach (1919–2004)
John Popovich (March 6, 1918 – February 3, 2004) was anAmerican football player and coach. He played in theNational Football League (NFL) from 1944 to 1945, for thePittsburgh Steelers and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between theChicago Cardinals and the Steelers. The merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due toWorld War II. Popovich was signed to "Card-Pitt" midway through the season, after he returned from theArmy due to a medical discharge. Popovich served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College—now known asWaynesburg University—inWaynesburg, Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1958, compiling a record of 12–16–4.
Head coaching record
[edit]- Forr, James (2003)."Card-Pitt: The Carpits"(PDF).Coffin Corner. Vol. 25, no. 3. pp. 1–8. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 22, 2012 – via Professional Football Researchers Association.
