John Michelosen (February 13, 1916–October 20, 1982) was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Michelosen graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and joined the Panthers coaching staff in the 1940s before making NFL history in 1948 as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and c...
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John Michelosen (February 13, 1916–October 20, 1982) was a highly successful American football coach with both college and professional teams, and an inductee into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Michelosen graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and joined the Panthers coaching staff in the 1940s before making NFL history in 1948 as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and coaching in the NFL until 1951. He made his biggest impact as the head coach of the Pitt Panthers in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 1948 he became the youngest ever head coach of any NFL team in the league's "modern era" (loosely defined as since 1946) when he took command of the Steelers. At the age of 32 years and 2 months he would remain the youngest head coach in NFL history until 1962 when Harland Svare would beat him out by 4 months in mid-season. Michelosen held on to the distinction of being the youngest coach ever to start an NFL season until...
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