Tony Mason (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tony Mason (American football)

American football coach

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1928

Place of Birth: Farrell, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1994

Profession: head coach

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Tony Mason (American football)

  • Anthony J.
  • Mason (March 2, 1928 – July 23, 1994) was an American football coach.
  • He was the head coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1973 to 1976 and at the University of Arizona in Tucson from 1977 through 1979, compiling a career college football record of 41–37–1 (.525).
  • Prior to Cincinnati, Mason was an assistant coach for nine seasons in the Big Ten Conference, five at Michigan under Bump Elliott and four at Purdue.
  • Earlier, he was the head coach at Niles McKinley High School in Niles, Ohio, where the Red Dragons won state championships in 1961 and 1963.
  • Mason was elected to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2002; he died in 1994 at age 66, after collapsing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

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