Bill Dellastatious
Biographical details | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | October 2, 1922
Died | November 6, 2023 | (aged 101)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1943–1945 | Missouri |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1948–1952 | Florida (assistant) |
1953–1954 | Southwest Missouri State |
Golf | |
1949–1952 | Florida |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–12 (football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Big Six (1944) | |
Joseph William Dellastatious (October 2, 1922 – November 6, 2023) was an American college football player and coach. He played as a quarterback with the Missouri Tigers.
Career
Dellastatious played college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a quarterback.[1] He had previously played at Clemson University and attended Bucknell and George Washington University.[2]
Dellastatious was drafted by
Despite being such a highly-sought recruit, instead of playing professional football, Dellastatious chose to take a job as an assistant coach at the University of Florida.
He went on to coach and teach at Southwest Missouri State College, the Citadel, Wake Forest University, and Salem College in West Virginia.[5] Dellastatious served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State—now known as Missouri State University–from 1953 to 1954, compiling a record of 5–12.
Personal life and death
Dellastatious was born in
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
1953 | Southwest Missouri State | 3–6 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
1954 | Southwest Missouri State | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
Southwest Missouri State: | 5–12 | 4–6 | |||||||
Total: | 5–12 |
References
- McFarland Publishing. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- Omaha World Herald. October 30, 1943. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ George Strickler (ed.), The National Football League Record and Rules Manual, 1945. Chicago: National Football League, 1945; p. 84.
- ^ "Bill Dellastatious". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Joseph William Dellastatious (Bill), age 101 of Jackson, passed away on November 6, 2023". Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Living a full life". Jackson Sun. August 30, 2011. p. B1.
- ^ "Miss Ane Walker Lee Plans December Wedding". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Florida. December 3, 1950. p. 8D – via newspapers.com.
marriage of her daughter, Anne Walker Lee, to Joseph William Dellastatious ... Mr. Dellastatious attended Clemson College and was graduated from the University of Missouri, ... and at present is a member of the faculty of the University of Florida, serving in the capacity of golf coach and instructor in required physical education.
- ^ "Anne Lee Dellastatious obituary". The Jackson Sun. May 14, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Joseph William (Bill) Dellastatious Obituary - Jackson, TN". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved November 11, 2023.