John Potsklan
American football player and coach of football and basketball
About John Potsklan
Lived 1920 – 1990 (aged 69). John Potsklan was an American american football player.
John Anthony Potsklan Jr. (September 24, 1920 – June 22, 1990) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1984, compiling a record of 144–122–5. Potsklan also had three stints also the head men's basketball coach at Albright, in 1966–67, from 1968 to 1974, and 1980 to 1985, tallying a mark of 79–113.
Early years, military service, and playing career Potsklan was born in 1920 in Hiller, Pennsylvania. He attended Brownsville High School in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he played three sports.
Potsklan's college career was interrupted by military service with a bomber squadron in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He was shot down over Germany and was held in a German prisoner of war camp.
Coaching career Potsklan was an assistant coach at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1953 and 1954. He took over as head coach in 1955. He also coached the Albright basketball team.
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American football player and coach of football and basketball
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John Potsklan was born on 24 September 1920.
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John Potsklan died on 22 June 1990.
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