| Dan Radakovich | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | Duquesne, Pennsylvania |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957-1969 1970 1971 1972-1973 1974-1977 1978 1979-1981 1982 1983 1984 1985-1988 1989-1990 1994 1995 1997 1996-2007 | Penn State (asst) Cincinnati (asst) Pittsburgh Steelers (asst) Colorado (asst) Pittsburgh Steelers (asst) San Francisco 49ers (asst) Los Angeles Rams (asst) NC State (asst) Denver Broncos (asst) Minnesota Vikings (asst) NY Jets (asst) Cleveland Browns (asst) Robert Morris (asst) St. Louis Rams (asst) [London Monarchs (asst) Robert Morris (asst) |
Dan Radakovich (born 1935)[1] is a former NFL football player and later an offensive line coach who helped coach the Pittsburgh Steelers to multiple Super Bowl wins in the 1970s. He spent 48 years in collegiate and professional coaching before his retirement in 2008.
Radakovich graduated from Penn State in 1957, and immediately began working on the coaching staff of the Nittany Lions, which he continued until 1969. He went Cincinnati in 1970, but joined the Steelers in 1971.
Described as "lean, and blond, a center in his playing days",[2] Radakovich was "a Western Pennsylvania guy who had been on Noll's staff in 1971 but resigned to take a coaching job in college football".[3] Radakovich subsequently returned to working with professional football, where he helped persuade Chuck Noll to draft Franco Harris out of Penn State.
After a stint in Colorado, he coached the Steelers offensive line from 1974-1977. In 1978, Radakovich left Pittsburgh to work on the coaching staff of the San Francisco 49ers, then switched to the Los Angeles Rams in 1979. His last position was as an assistant with Robert Morris University.
External links[]
- Robert Morris Assistant Head Football Coach Dan Radakovich To Retire In June, posted April 4, 2008.
References[]
- ↑ "Radakovich, coach at college and NFL levels, retires after 48 years", ESPN.com, Apr. 25, 2008
- ↑ Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan (2008), p. 317.
- ↑ Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan (2008), p. 316.
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| Preceded by Dave Adolph |
Cleveland Browns Defensive Coordinator 1989 |
Succeeded by Jim Vechiarella |
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