Clarence Stasavich
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Clarence Stasavich was East Carolina College's
tenth head football coach, and arguably one of the best in the school's history. He was the football coach from 1962 to 1969 and the athletic director
from 1963 to 1975. During those eight years Stasavich posted a 50-27-1 record. In 1969, Coach Stasavich was the third-winningest active coach after "Bear" Bryant
of Alabama
and Johnny Vaught
of Ole Miss. In 1963 football season record was 9-1 with the schools first bowl game win against Northeastern University in the Eastern Bowl. In 1964, Coach Stasavich posted a 9-1 record again and beat Massachusetts
in the Tangerine Bowl
, 14-13. The 1965 football season was a repeat of 1964, expect the Pirates won against Maine
, 31-0 in the Tangerine Bowl. Also in 1965, Coach Stasavich help bring ECC into the Southern Conference
. His love for the Southern Conference was shown when the conference named the football championship trophy the Clarence Stasavich Memorial Trophy. He died October 24, 1975, a day before ECU beat UNC
for the first time ever. Coach Stasavich was inducted into the North Carolina Hall of Fame in 1970, the ECU Hall of Fame in 1976, the National Association of Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977, and the Florida Citrus Bowl Hall of Fame in 1986.
In 1960, while the head coach of Lenoir-Rhyne University, Stasavich guided the Bears to the NAIA
National Championship.
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
tenth head football coach, and arguably one of the best in the school's history. He was the football coach from 1962 to 1969 and the athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
from 1963 to 1975. During those eight years Stasavich posted a 50-27-1 record. In 1969, Coach Stasavich was the third-winningest active coach after "Bear" Bryant
Paul Bryant
Paul Bryant may refer to:* Bear Bryant , American football coach* Paul Bryant , , British disc jockey* Cubby Bryant , American radio personality...
of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
and Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught
John Howard Vaught was an American college football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973....
of Ole Miss. In 1963 football season record was 9-1 with the schools first bowl game win against Northeastern University in the Eastern Bowl. In 1964, Coach Stasavich posted a 9-1 record again and beat Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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in the Tangerine Bowl
Capital One Bowl
The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...
, 14-13. The 1965 football season was a repeat of 1964, expect the Pirates won against Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
, 31-0 in the Tangerine Bowl. Also in 1965, Coach Stasavich help bring ECC into the Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
. His love for the Southern Conference was shown when the conference named the football championship trophy the Clarence Stasavich Memorial Trophy. He died October 24, 1975, a day before ECU beat UNC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
for the first time ever. Coach Stasavich was inducted into the North Carolina Hall of Fame in 1970, the ECU Hall of Fame in 1976, the National Association of Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977, and the Florida Citrus Bowl Hall of Fame in 1986.
In 1960, while the head coach of Lenoir-Rhyne University, Stasavich guided the Bears to the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
National Championship.