Francis F. Carideo (August 4, 1908 – March 17, 1992) was an

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player and coach of football and basketball. He played

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at the

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from 1928 to 1930, where he was a two-time

unanimous All-American The College Football All-America Team is an honorific college football all-star team compiled after each NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season to recognize that season's most outstanding performers at their respective positions. ...

. Carideo served as the head football coach at the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ...

from 1932 to 1934, compiling a record of 2–23–2. He was also the head basketball coach at

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

from 1935 to 1939, tallying a mark of 43–39. Carideo was inducted into the

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as a player in 1954.

Biography

Carideo was born in

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. He attended the

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, where he played quarterback for coach

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team from 1928 to 1930. As a college football player he was considered so good, that even Rockne said he was the best quarterback ever. During the 1929 and 1930 seasons, the Fighting Irish posted a perfect 19–0 record with him as the starter, and he is remembered as a "big play maker." Carideo was also an assistant coach at

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in 1931, at

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from 1935 to 1938, and at

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from 1939 to 1942 and 1946 to 1949. In July 1931, he became engaged to Vera Imogene Crawley of Columbia, Mississippi. They were married on November 23 in the Administration Building at Notre Dame. Carideo died in

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in 1992; he was 83 years old.

Head coaching record

Football

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Biography

Head coaching record

Football

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