For 19th-century baseball player, see Dennis Fitzgerald (baseball). For the US government official, see Dennis D. Fitzgerald. For the agricultural economist, see Dennis A. FitzGerald.
American freestyle wrestler, football player and coach
Dennis Fitzgerald
Dennis Fitzgerald, 1960
Biographical details
Born
(1936-03-13)March 13, 1936 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died
January 14, 2001(2001-01-14) (aged 64) Allison Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1959–1960
Michigan
Position(s)
Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1968
Michigan (assistant)
1969–1970
Kentucky (DC)
1971–1974
Kent State (DC)
1975–1977
Kent State
1978–1980
Syracuse (DC)
1981
Tulane (DC)
1982–1986
Pittsburgh Steelers (LB)
1987–1988
Pittsburgh Steelers (ST)
1992
Las Vegas Aces (DC)
1994–1996
Grand Valley State (assistant)
1995–1996
Albany Firebirds (DC)
1997
James Madison (assistant)
1998–1999
Albany Firebirds (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall
18–16
Joseph Dennis Fitzgerald (March 13, 1936 – January 14, 2001) was an American freestyle wrestler and football player and coach. Fitzgerald played college football as a halfback at the University of Michigan and was selected as named the most valuable player on the 1960 Michigan Wolverines football team. He holds the University of Michigan record for the longest kickoff return at 99 yards. Fitzgerald also competed as a wrestler, winning Big Ten Conference championships in 1960 and 1961 and winning a gold medal representing the United States as the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo.
Fitzgerald spent more than 35 years working as a football coach for several university and professional football teams. He held assistant coaching positions at, among others, the University of Michigan, University of Kentucky, Syracuse University, Tulane University and Grand Valley State University. He was the head football coach at Kent State University from 1975 to 1977 and spent seven years (1982–1988) as an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Chuck Noll. His final coaching position was as the defensive coordinator for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League.
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Division I football season. In their first season under head coach DennisFitzgerald, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against MAC opponents)...
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