John Zinda
American football coach and college athletics administrator
About John Zinda
Lived 1938 – 1995 (aged 57). John Zinda was an american football coach.
John David Zinda (April 2, 1938 – July 14, 1995) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach for Claremont-Mudd, the combined athletics program of Claremont McKenna College and Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, from 1968 to 1994, compiling a record of 92–141–4. Zinda was the head football coach at Royal Oak High School in Covina, California from 1965 to 1967.
Zinda became director of the Claremont-Mudd combined athletic department in 1983. He died of leukemia on July 14, 1995.
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Who was John Zinda?
American football coach and college athletics administrator (1938-1995)
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John Zinda was born on 2 April 1938 in Inglewood, California.
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John Zinda died on 14 July 1995 in Los Angeles County, California.
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John Zinda was an american football coach.
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