Joe Kopnisky
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Etna, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 25, 1935
Died | June 19, 2014 | (aged 78)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1954–1956 | West Virginia |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1973–1983 | Grove City |
Wrestling | |
1965–1973 | Grove City |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 42–55–3 (football) |
Joseph Louis Kopnisky (July 25, 1935 – June 19, 2014) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1983, compiling a record of 42–55–3.[2]
Kopnisky played college football at West Virginia University from 1954 to 1956.[3] He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1957 NFL draft.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Grove City Wolverines (NCAA Division III football independent) (1973–1983) | |||||||||
1973 | Grove City | 2–6–1 | |||||||
1974 | Grove City | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1975 | Grove City | 5–4 | |||||||
1976 | Grove City | 6–3 | |||||||
1977 | Grove City | 6–4 | |||||||
1978 | Grove City | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1979 | Grove City | 3–6 | |||||||
1980 | Grove City | 4–5 | |||||||
1981 | Grove City | 2–7 | |||||||
1982 | Grove City | 2–7 | |||||||
1983 | Grove City | 3–6 | |||||||
Grove City: | 42–55–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 42–55–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Kopnisky". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Joseph Kopnisky / College football star who became coach". Pittsburgh Post–Gazette. June 25, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Joe Kopnisky". West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Cardinals draft picks". Pro-Football-Reference Drafts. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Joe Kopnisky". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Football Year-by-Year Records". Grove City College. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2014 deaths
- American football ends
- Grove City Wolverines football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- College wrestling coaches in the United States
- People from Etna, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania