John V. Magnabosco (1905 – October 15, 1956) 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 Ball State Teachers College—now known as
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
—from 1935 to 1952, compiling a record of 68–46–14. From 1931 to 1934, he was the head football coach at
Clinton High School in
Clinton, Indiana, where he won three state championships. Magnabosco died of a heart attack at the Ball State gymnasium on October 15, 1956 in
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie ( ) is an incorporated city and the county seat, seat of Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware County, Indiana. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town, named after the legendary Delaware Chief.http://www.delawarecountyhistory.org/history/docs ...
.
Head coaching record
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1905 births
1956 deaths
Ball State Cardinals football coaches
Indiana Hoosiers football players
College track and field coaches in the United States
High school football coaches in Indiana
People from Clinton, Indiana
Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana
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