John Salavantis
American gridiron football player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Salavantis is an American former gridiron football coach. He was the 22nd head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1978, and compiling a record of 7–3.[1] Salavantis later workred as an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Currently, Salavantis serves as the radio colour analyst on AM 900 CHML for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1962–1965 | Ottawa |
Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1971 | Pratt (offense) |
1972 | Pratt |
1974 | McPherson (OC) |
1975–1977 | Independence |
1978 | Ottawa |
1980–1982 | Missouri Southern (assistant) |
1983–1984 | Garden City (assistant) |
1985–1990 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (assistant) |
1991 | Montreal Machine (OL) |
1993 | Ottawa Rough Riders (WR) |
1994–1997 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
2006 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–3 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
First team All-KCAC (1965) | |
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Salavantis graduated from Drury High School in North Adams, Massachusetts, before attending Ottawa, where he played football for four years as an offensive tackle.[3]