Arthur F. Raimo (April 24, 1916 – October 9, 2001) was an

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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—known as Villanova College until 1953—from 1951 to 1953 and at Pennsylvania Military College—now

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—from 1964 to 1966, compiling a career

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coaching record of 24–29–1. Raimo was also the

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at Villanova from 1952 to 1953. Between his head coaching stints at Villanova and Pennsylvania Military, he was the

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, from 1954 through 1962, working under fellow Villanova alumnus

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Biography

A native of

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, Raimo attended Everett High School in

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. He then continued his education and football playing career at

, where he graduated in 1938 with a degree in education. After playing semi-professional football for two years upon graduating, Raimo began his career as a teacher and also football coach at Ridley Township High School in

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. In 1980 Raimo was inducted into the

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. On October 9, 2001, Raimo died from complications of

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at the age of 85.

Head coaching record

References

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