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John Richard Chuckran (May 7, 1926 – December 1, 1991) was an American football player, coach, professor of physical education, and college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at the University of Rhode Island from 1981 to 1988.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Lansford, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 7, 1926
Died | December 1, 1991 65) State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1944, 1948–1949 | Penn State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1954–1957 | Tyrone HS (PA) |
1958–1969 | Allegheny |
1970 | Penn State (freshmen) |
1971–1977 | Penn State (OL) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1981–1988 | Rhode Island |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–37–2 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 PAC (1961, 1968) | |
Chuckran was the head football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He held that position for 12 seasons, from 1958 until 1969. His coaching record at Allegheny was 51–37–2 (.578).[1]
Chuckran died at the age of 65 on December 1, 1991, at Centre Community Hospital in State College, Pennsylvania.[2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Allegheny Gators (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1958–1969) | |||||||||
1958 | Allegheny | 3–4–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1959 | Allegheny | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1960 | Allegheny | 3–3–1 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
1961 | Allegheny | 6–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1962 | Allegheny | 2–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1963 | Allegheny | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1964 | Allegheny | 3–5 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
1965 | Allegheny | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
1966 | Allegheny | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1967 | Allegheny | 5–2 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1968 | Allegheny | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1969 | Allegheny | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Allegheny: | 51–37–2 | 39–26–1 | |||||||
Total: | 51–37–2 |
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