John Coatta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Coatta

American football player, coach, and scout

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1929

Place of Birth: Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 26-Dec-2000

Profession: head coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Coatta (April 5, 1929 – December 26, 2000) was an American football player and coach.
He served as the head coach at the Wisconsin Badgers from 1967 to 1969 and at Mankato State College, now Minnesota State University, Mankato, from 1970 to 1975, compiling a career college football record of 38–50–3.
Coatta played quarterback at Wisconsin from 1949 to 1951 and in 1950, he set the Big Ten Conference season pass completion percentage record (64.2%), a mark that he held until 1976.