Ben Bedini
American football player and coach (1921–2008)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1921-12-16)December 16, 1921 Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | December 28, 2008(2008-12-28) (aged 87) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1939–1942 | Springfield |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1947–1953 | Housatonic Valley Regional HS (CT) |
1954–1961 | Rye HS (NY) |
1963 | Port Chester HS (NY) |
1965–1969 | Iona |
1970–1972 | Fordham (OC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 26–9–1 (college club) 95–6 (high school) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
National club football (1967) | |
Americo Anthony "Ben" Bedini (December 16, 1921 – December 28, 2008) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the first head football coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York from 1965 to 1969.[2] His 1967 squad captured the club football national championship.[3]
Head coaching record
College club
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Iona Gaels () (1965–1969) | |||||||||
1965 | Iona | 3–1 | |||||||
1966 | Iona | 4–1–1 | |||||||
1967 | Iona | 10–0 | |||||||
1968 | Iona | 4–3 | |||||||
1969 | Iona | 5–4 | |||||||
Iona: | 26–9–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 26–9–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
External links
- Iona Hall of Fame profile
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Iona Gaels head football coaches
- Ben Bedini (1965–1969)
- George Maier (1970–1971)
- Joe Tricario (1972–1973)
- John Bloss (1974)
- Tony DeMeo (1975–1978)
- Brian Colleary (1979–1983)
- Greg Gigantino (1984)
- Harold Crocker (1985–1997)
- Fred Mariani (1998–2008)