John Petercuskie

John Stephen Petercuskie (January 31, 1925 – April 20, 2018) was a former American football coach.

John Petercuskie

Biographical details
Born	(1925-01-31)January 31, 1925 Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Died	April 20, 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 93)
Alma mater	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1950)
Playing career
c. 1949	East Stroudsburg
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952	Old Forge HS (PA) (assistant)
1953–1959	Neshaminy HS (PA) (assistant)
1960–1965	Neshaminy HS (PA)
1966–1968	Dartmouth (DL)
1969–1972	Boston College (DC)
1973–1977	Princeton (DL)
1978–1984	Cleveland Browns (ST)
1987–1988	Harvard (DL)
1989–1994	Liberty (DL/ST)
Head coaching record
Overall	59–1–5

Military service

After graduating high school in the summer of 1942, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was trained as a radar operator on the SCR-270 and attained the rank of Sergeant. As a member of Air Warning Squadron 8, he took part in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

Coaching career

He served as head coach at Neshaminy High School from 1960 to 1965, garnering a 59–1–5 record. He also served on the coaching staffs of college football teams at Dartmouth College, Boston College, Princeton University, Harvard University, Liberty University, and as an assistant coach (defensive line and special teams coach) on the Cleveland Browns from 1978 to 1984.^[1][2] In 2010, a bronze statue of his likeness was unveiled at Harry P. Franks Stadium in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.^[3] He is a member of the Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame, Neshaminy Hall of Fame, Scranton Hall of Fame, East Stroudsburg Hall of Fame, Lackawanna County Hall of Fame, Luzerne County Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania Coaches Hall of Fame.^[4] Petercuskie died at his home on April 20, 2018.^[5]