November 2, 1956(1956-11-02) (aged 44) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1933–1935
Bucknell
Baseball
1933–1936
Bucknell
Basketball
1932–1936
Bucknell
Position(s)
Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1941
Bucknell (freshmen)
1943
Bucknell
Basketball
1937–1942
Bucknell (freshmen)
1942–1943
Bucknell
Baseball
1938–1943
Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall
6–4 (football) 5–8 (basketball) 34–36 (baseball)
John James Sitarsky (February 7, 1912 – November 2, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University in 1943.[3] He also served as the schools head baseball coach from 1938 to 1943.[4]
Sitarsky was the starting quarterback for the 1935 Bucknell Bison football team defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the first ever Orange Bowl.[5]
He died of a heart attack, aged 44.[3]
^U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
^"John Sitarsky". Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ ab"Former BU coach dies". Lebanon Daily News. November 5, 1956. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^"Baseball Record Book" (PDF). nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^"Seventy-Fifth Orange Bowl to be Played Jan. 1 - Bucknell Won First Game in 1935". bucknellbison.com. December 15, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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