Rocco_J._Carzo References

Rocco J. Carzo
Biographical details
Born	c. 1932
Died	January 16, 2022 (aged 89)
Playing career
Football
1950–1953	Delaware
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career ( HC unless noted)
Football
1955	Salesianum School (DE) (assistant)
1956–1959	Delaware (assistant)
1960–1965	California (backfield)
1966–1973	Tufts
Lacrosse
1958–1959	Delaware
Administrative career ( AD unless noted)
1973–1999	Tufts
Head coaching record
Overall	22–41–1 (football); 10–10 (lacrosse)

Rocco J. "Rocky" Carzo ( c. 1932 – January 16, 2022) was an American college football and college lacrosse coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Tufts University from 1966 to 1973, compiling a record of 22–41–1. A native of Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, Carzo played football as a fullback at the University of Delaware from 1950 to 1953. He was also the head lacrosse coach at Delaware from 1958 to 1959, tallying a mark of 10–10.^[1]^[2] Carzo was the athletic director at Tufts from 1973 to 1999.

Carzo died on January 16, 2022, at the age of 89.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Tufts Jumbos ( NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1970)
1966	Tufts	1–7
1967	Tufts	1–6–1
1968	Tufts	5–3
1969	Tufts	6–2
1970	Tufts	1–7
Tufts Jumbos ( New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1971–1973)
1971	Tufts	3–5
1972	Tufts	4–4	1–4
1973	Tufts	1–7	1–4
Tufts:		22–41–1
Total:		22–41–1

References

^ "Rocco Carzo To Coach At California U". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 19, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rocco Carzo Named Head Coach at Tufts". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 1, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Weitzer, Nate (January 17, 2022). "As football coach and AD, Rocky Carzo was a revered and visionary leader at Tufts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[1] "Rocco Carzo To Coach At California U". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 19, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Rocco Carzo Named Head Coach at Tufts". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 1, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] Weitzer, Nate (January 17, 2022). "As football coach and AD, Rocky Carzo was a revered and visionary leader at Tufts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

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