Rocco J. "Rocky" Carzo ( 1932 – January 16, 2022) was an American
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
and
college lacrosse
College lacrosse is played by student-athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played at both the varsity and club levels. College lacrosse in Canada is ...
coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at
Tufts University from 1966 to 1973, compiling a record of 22–41–1. A native of
Woodlyn, Pennsylvania
Woodlyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,485 at the 2010 census, down from 10,036 at the 2000 census. It is a part of Ridley Township, and children residing within the comm ...
, Carzo played football as a
fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to:
Sports
* A position in various kinds of football, including:
** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position
** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...
at the
University of Delaware from 1950 to 1953. He was also the head lacrosse coach at Delaware from 1958 to 1959, tallying a mark of 10–10. Carzo was the
athletic director at Tufts from 1973 to 1999.
Carzo died on January 16, 2022, at the age of 89.
Head coaching record
Football
References
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1930s births
2022 deaths
Year of birth missing
American football fullbacks
California Golden Bears football coaches
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football coaches
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse coaches
Tufts Jumbos athletic directors
Tufts Jumbos football coaches
High school football coaches in Delaware
Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
Players of American football from Delaware County, Pennsylvania