Carmen Cozza
Carmen Louis "Carm" Cozza (June 10, 1930 – January 4, 2018) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1965 to 1996, winning ten Ivy League championships and compiling a record of 179–119–5. Cozza was named UPI New England Coach of the Year four times and Eastern Coach of the Year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2002.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1930 Parma, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2018 (aged 87) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1951 | Miami (OH) |
| Baseball | |
| 1950–1952 | Miami (OH) |
| 1952 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins |
| 1952 | Cedar Rapids Indians |
| 1953 | Superior Blues |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956–1962 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| 1963–1964 | Yale (assistant) |
| 1965–1996 | Yale |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1976–1977 | Yale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 179–119–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 10 Ivy League (1967–1969, 1974, 1976–1977, 1979–1981, 1989) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2002 (profile) | |
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