Bob Jauron
Robert Thomas Jauron (May 8, 1919 – July 20, 2010) was an American football player and coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1919 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 2010 (aged 91) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston College (1942) |
| Playing career | |
| 1939–1941 | Boston College |
| 1944 | Amarillo AAF |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1948 | Miles City HS (MT) |
| 1949–1951 | Peoria Manual HS (IL) |
| 1952 | Western Military Academy (IL) |
| 1953 | Chaminade HS (OH) |
| 1954–1958 | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| 1959 | Kitchener Dutchmen |
| 1960 | Manchester Memorial HS (NH) |
| 1961 | Lynn HS (MA) |
| 1962–1963 | Lynn Classical HS (MA) |
| 1967 | Xavier (OL) |
| 1968 | Holy Cross (OB) |
| 1971–1972 | Brandeis |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–13–1 (varsity college) |
| Tournaments | 0–0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA (1956) 3 ICC (1955–1957) | |
A native of Nashua, New Hampshire,[1] Jauron attended Nashua High School where he was a three-sport star in football, baseball, and track. After graduating from high school in 1938, he played college football (as a halfback) and baseball at Boston College.[2]
Jauron began his coaching career as a high school coach, compiling a 73–14–1 record. He next served as the head football coach at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, from 1954 to 1958. He compiled a 32–13–1 record in five years at Saint Joseph's and left the position in the spring of 1959.[1]
After leaving Saint Joseph's, Jauron coached for a year for the Kitchener Dutchmen of the Canadian League. In 1960, he returned to high school as the head coach at Memorial High School in Manchester, New Hampshire.[3] After one year in Manchester, he accepted a high school coaching position in Lynn, Massachusetts. In March 1967, he was hired as an offensive coach at Xavier University in Cincinnati.[2] He also served as the head football coach at Brandeis University from 1971 to 1972.[4][5]
Jauron was the father of National Football League coach Dick Jauron.[6]
Head coaching record
Varsity college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph's Pumas (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1954–1958) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Saint Joseph's | 5–4 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1955 | Saint Joseph's | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Saint Joseph's | 8–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | T Aluminum | ||||
| 1957 | Saint Joseph's | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Saint Joseph's | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Saint Joseph's: | 32–13–1 | 22–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–13–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Bob Jauron Quits Puma Grid Post". Vidette-Messenger. April 10, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bob Jauron Returns To Gridiron: Former NHS Football Star Takes Xavier Coaching Post". Nashua Telegraph. March 25, 1967. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bob Jauron, Bill Hall Get Manchester Grid Posts". Nashua Telegraph. May 18, 1960. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Former Nashuan Is Named Brandeis Football Coach". Nashua Telegraph. August 5, 1971. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nieto, Mike (July 27, 2015). "Les Klein". nwi.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- "Robert Thomas Jauron". solimine.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.