Edward A. Jontos
American football, basketball, and lacrosse player and coach
About Edward A. Jontos
Lived 1910 – 1996 (aged 86). Edward A. Jontos was an American coach, american football player, lacrosse player and basketball player.
Edward A. Jontos (June 14, 1910 – November 26, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and lacrosse player and coach. He was a three-sport athlete at Syracuse University in the early 1930s. and was selected by the New York Giants in the 1936 NFL draft. Jontos served as the head football coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York from 1946 to 1952, compiling a record of 19–35–2.
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Who was Edward A. Jontos?
American football, basketball, and lacrosse player and coach (1910-1996)
When was Edward A. Jontos born?
Edward A. Jontos was born on 14 June 1910 in Connecticut.
When did Edward A. Jontos die?
Edward A. Jontos died on 26 November 1996 in Troy.
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Edward A. Jontos was a coach, american football player, lacrosse player and basketball player.
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Edward A. Jontos was American.
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