Bob Valesente played college football at Ithaca College and spent more than 35 years as a football coach.
17 Facts About Bob Valesente
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Bob Valesente was the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks football team from 1986 to 1987 and has served as an assistant football coach in the National Football League with multiple teams.
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Bob Valesente played for the Pocatello Chiefs in the Pioneer League in 1963 and the St Cloud Rox in 1964.
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Bob Valesente began his coaching career in 1964 as the coach of the freshman football team at Cornell University.
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Bob Valesente spent 11 years as an assistant coach at Cornell and was the defensive secondary coach from 1969 to 1974.
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In 1975, Bob Valesente was hired as the secondary coach at the University of Cincinnati under head coach Tony Mason.
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Bob Valesente held that position for the 1975 and 1976 seasons.
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When Mason was hired as the head football coach at the University of Arizona in 1977, Bob Valesente followed and assumed responsibility for the Arizona secondary.
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Bob Valesente was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Mississippi State University from 1980 to 1981.
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In February 1982, Bob Valesente was hired by the Baltimore Colts as the secondary and special teams coach under new head coach Frank Kush.
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Bob Valesente remained with the Colts for the 1982 and 1983 NFL seasons.
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Bob Valesente remained as offensive coordinator for the 1984 and 1985 seasons.
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Bob Valesente took over as the head coach for the Kansas Jayhawks football team in 1986 and 1987.
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Bob Valesente was fired at the end of the 1987 football season.
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At the time of his firing, Valesente was in the second year of a four-year contract, which athletic director Bob Frederick said would be honored.
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Bob Valesente spent the 1988 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Maryland Terrapins football team.
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Bob Valesente later worked in the NFL Europe as a defensive coordinator for the Frankfurt Galaxy.