Jerry J Davitch was born on June 9,1941 and is a former college football coach and secondary school administrator.
12 Facts About Jerry Davitch
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The son of immigrant parents, Jerry Davitch played on the offensive line at Greater Johnstown High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Jerry Davitch was an undersized right guard for the Trojans on an undefeated championship team in the fall of 1958.
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Jerry Davitch started two years at guard for the Wildcats and was the captain of the wrestling team as a senior; he earned a bachelor's degree in education from UA in 1965.
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Jerry Davitch moved up to college ranks after the 1972 season as an assistant coach at Air Force for five seasons, from 1973 through 1977.
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Under head coach Ben Martin, Jerry Davitch coached the offensive line for the first three seasons and receivers for the final two.
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Jerry Davitch replaced the popular Ed Troxel, a longtime defensive assistant, four-year head coach, and former head coach of the track team.
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Jerry Davitch retained the veer option on offense, but the progress was slow in his first two seasons.
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In 1982, Jerry Davitch returned to Tucson to work as an athletics administrator for the public school district and as a broadcaster for Arizona football.
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Jerry Davitch was later the head coach at Conemaugh Township High School in Davidsville.
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Jerry Davitch was the principal of CT High School, and later the superintendent of schools.
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At age 73, Jerry Davitch came out of retirement in 2014 to be the head football coach at Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown.