Richard V. Bedesem Sr. (January 22, 1931 – October 6, 1999) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Sa ...

from 1975 to 1980 and at

Delaware Valley College Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is a private university in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1896, it enrolls approximately 1,900 students on its suburban, 570-acre campus. DelVal offers more than 28 undergraduate majors, seven master's p ...

from 1987 to 1991, compiling a career

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record of 47–67–2. Bedesem was also an assistant football coach at

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and the

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. He died of congestive heart failure on October 6, 1999, at

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in Abington, Pennsylvania.

Head coaching record

College

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1931 births 1999 deaths Delaware Valley Aggies football coaches Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches Temple Owls football coaches Villanova Wildcats football coaches Villanova Wildcats football players High school football coaches in Pennsylvania People from Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{1970s-collegefootball-coach-stub