1. John Idzik was the head coach of the University of Detroit football team until the school discontinued its program in 1964.
23 Facts About John Idzik
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John Idzik held assistant coaching positions at the University of Tennessee, University of Maryland, Tulane University, in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
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John Idzik was voted to the Coaches All-Catholic League team in 1944 and 1945.
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John Idzik was the catcher for North Catholic's City Championship baseball team of 1945.
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John Idzik played on the football team and was a 4-year letterman as a back from 1947 to 1950.
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John Idzik was invited to play for the South squad in the third annual Mahi Shrine North-South College All-Star Football Classic, a charity game held on Christmas night at Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami.
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John Idzik was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
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John Idzik graduated from Maryland in 1951 and went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953.
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John Idzik resigned in February 1955 to take a job with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League.
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John Idzik accepted payment of a year's salary of $7,000 upon his termination.
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In January 1956, John Idzik was hired as the line coach at his alma mater, to work under Tommy Mont, who had been promoted to head coach after Jim Tatum's departure.
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John Idzik worked as backfield coach under Jim Miller for three seasons, until promoted to head coach in 1962.
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John Idzik replaced Miller who had resigned to take over at Boston College.
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John Idzik sued the school for $15,000 in a breach of contract suit.
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John Idzik was then hired as the chief offensive coach at Tulane University.
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John Idzik was considered a candidate for the Tulane head coach post after Tommy O'Boyle resigned, but the job ultimately went to Jim Pittman.
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John Idzik then moved on to the National Football League, where he joined the staff of the Miami Dolphins as its backfield coach.
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John Idzik has got good speed and power and balance and a good head on his shoulders.
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John Idzik was on the staff that guided Baltimore to win Super Bowl V after the 1970 season.
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In 1978, John Idzik expressed an interest in the vacant head coaching position with the New York Giants, but he did not receive the job.
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John Idzik returned to the Baltimore Colts for the 1980 season.
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John Idzik served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953.
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John Idzik died at his home in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on December 7,2013.