Bob DiSpirito
American football player and coach (1928–2015)
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Robert George DiSpirito Sr. (August 9, 1928 – December 21, 2015) was an American college football and college baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Bridgeport from 1960 to 1964.[1] DiSpirito was the head football coach at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1980 and again on an interim basis during the 1987 seasons. He played football at the University of Rhode Island, lettering in 1950.[2]
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1928 Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 2015 (aged 87) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | Rhode Island |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1953 | Rhode Island |
| Positions | Center, guard (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956 | Cheshire Academy (CT) (line) |
| 1957 | Cheshire Academy (CT) |
| 1958–1959 | Bridgeport (assistant) |
| 1960–1964 | Bridgeport |
| 1965–1966 | Bucknell (line) |
| 1967–1980 | Slippery Rock |
| 1987 | Slippery Rock (interim HC) |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1957 | Cheshire Academy (CT) |
| 1959–1964 | Bridgeport |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–82–4 (college football) 56–48 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 PSAC (1972–1974) 4 PSAC West Division (1972–1974, 1976) | |
DiSpirito was also the head baseball coach at Bridgeport from 1959 to 1964, tallying a mark of 56–48 in six seasons. He left Bridgeport in 1965 to become an assistant football coach at Bucknell University.[3][4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Purple Knights (NCAA College Division independent) (1960–1964) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Bridgeport | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1961 | Bridgeport | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1962 | Bridgeport | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1963 | Bridgeport | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1964 | Bridgeport | 1–6 | |||||||
| Bridgeport: | 18–22–1 | ||||||||
| Slippery Rock Rockets (Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference / Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1967–1980) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Slippery Rock | 2–7 | 0–5 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 1968 | Slippery Rock | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1969 | Slippery Rock | 6–3 | 3–2 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1970 | Slippery Rock | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 1971 | Slippery Rock | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1972 | Slippery Rock | 8–2–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st (West) | L Knute Rockne Bowl | ||||
| 1973 | Slippery Rock | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 1974 | Slippery Rock | 9–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | 13 | |||
| 1975 | Slippery Rock | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 1976 | Slippery Rock | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 1977 | Slippery Rock | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1978 | Slippery Rock | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1979 | Slippery Rock | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 1980 | Slippery Rock | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| Slippery Rock Rockets (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1987) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Slippery Rock | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| Slippery Rock: | 79–60–3 | 48–32–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 97–82–4 | ||||||||
