John Whitehead (American football)
 White pictured in Epitome 1980, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1924 Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 2002 (aged 77) Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950 | Scotland School (PA) (assistant) |
| 1954 | Stroud Union HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 1955–1957 | Stroud Union HS (PA) |
| 1958–1962 | Middletown HS (NY) |
| 1963–1966 | Carlisle HS (PA) |
| 1967–1968 | Lehigh (line) |
| 1969–1975 | Lehigh (OC) |
| 1976–1985 | Lehigh |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1989 | Lehigh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–38–2 (college) |
| Tournaments | 3–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division II (1977) | |
John Calvin Whitehead (September 7, 1924 – January 19, 2002) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1976 to 1985, compiling a record of 75–38–2. His 1977 team at Lehigh won the NCAA Division II Championship and his 1979 was the runner-up in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs. Whitehead joined the coaching staff at Lehigh in 1967, serving as line coach for two seasons before he was promoted to the newly-created position of offensive coordinator prior to the 1969 season.[1]
Whitehead was born on September 7, 1924, in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. He died on January 20, 2002.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Engineers (NCAA Division II independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Lehigh | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1977 | Lehigh | 12–2 | W NCAA Division II Championship (Pioneer) | ||||||
| Lehigh Engineers (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978–1985) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Lehigh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1979 | Lehigh | 10–3 | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | ||||||
| 1980 | Lehigh | 9–1–2 | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | ||||||
| 1981 | Lehigh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1982 | Lehigh | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1983 | Lehigh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1984 | Lehigh | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1985 | Lehigh | 5–6 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 75–38–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 75–38–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Whitehead, Former CMS Grid Coach, Elevated To New Position At Lehigh U." The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. February 10, 1969. p. 7. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Former Lehigh Football Coach And Athletics Director John Whitehead Passes Away". The Patriot League Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. January 21, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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