Frank Allen "Zaz" Zazula (July 4, 1916 – December 12, 1999) was an
American football,
track and field, and
cross country coach. He served as the head football coach at the
University of North Dakota from 1950 to 1956, compiling a record of 28–27–3. Zazula also coached track and field and cross country at North Dakota until 1982.
Zazula grew up in
Canton Ohio
Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio, Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron, Ohio, Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish countr ...
, and played
high school football as a
quarterback at
Canton McKinley High School
McKinley Senior High School is a public high school in Canton, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Canton City School District and has two campuses: Downtown Campus (mostly known as Early College High School or Timken High Sc ...
. He then starred in football at the
University of Akron, lettering from 1937 to 1939. Zazula died on December 12, 1999.
Head coaching record
Football
References
External links
Citation for the UND Athletics Hall of Fame
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1916 births
1999 deaths
American football halfbacks
American football quarterbacks
Akron Zips football coaches
Akron Zips football players
North Dakota Fighting Hawks football coaches
Oregon Ducks football coaches
College cross country coaches in the United States
College track and field coaches in the United States
Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Canton, Ohio
Players of American football from Canton, Ohio