John Chironna

John Chironna
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football, Baseball
Born	July 4, 1928 Plainfield, New Jersey
Died	October 15, 2010(2010-10-15) (aged 82)
Playing career
1951–1954	Bucknell
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1962	Rhode Island football
1960-1961	Rhode Island baseball
Head coaching record
Overall	4–11–3 (football) 16-15-1 (baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

John F. Chironna (July 4, 1928 – October 15, 2010) was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team in 1961 and 1962. He compiled a 4–11–3 overall record. Chironna also served as the head coach of the Rhode Island baseball program from 1960-1961, compiling an overall record of 16-15-1.^[1]

Chironna, a native of Westfield, New Jersey, played football and baseball at Westfield High School. He then played both sports at Bucknell University and was named an All-East selection three times. Chironna was inducted into the Bucknell Hall of Fame in 1984 and was named to Bucknell's "Football Team of the Century" in 1996.

Former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis credited Chironna for influencing his view of football.^[2] Weis said, "John Chironna taught me the game of football. Parcells and Belichick taught me how to navigate at this level, but Chironna, he taught me the game."^[2] Weis taught English and was an assistant coach to Chironna at Morristown High School in Morris County, New Jersey during Weis' early coaching career.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Rhode Island Rams (Yankee Conference) (1961–1962)
1961	Rhode Island	2–6–1	1–4	5th
1962	Rhode Island	2–5–2	1–3	T-4th
Total:		4–11–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Baseball

Season	Team	Overall
Rhode Island (Yankee Conference) (1960–1961)
1960	Rhode Island	8-6-1
1961	Rhode Island	8-9
Total:		16-15-1
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^[1]

References

General

"John Chironna Obituary". Star Ledger (New Jersey). Retrieved February 3, 2011.

Specific

1 2 "2005 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Rhode Island Sports Information. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
1 2 3 Walters, John (November 23, 2009). "Exclusive: Charlie Weis Opens Up About His Notre Dame Experience". NCAA Football Fanhouse. Retrieved January 13, 2010.

Rhode Island Rams head baseball coaches

Unknown (1898–1900)
No team (1901–1906)
Unknown (1907–1917)
No team (1918)
Unknown (1919–1920)
Frank Keaney (1921–1943)
No team (1944–1945)
Frank Keaney (1946–1948)
Vic Paladino (1949–1953)
Bill Beck (1954–1959)
John Chironna (1960–1961)
Pete Stark (1962)
Bob Butler (1963–1968)
Brit Piez (1969)
John Norris (1970–1987)
Dave Morris (1988–1992)
Frank Leoni (1993–2005)
Jim Foster (2006–2014)
Raphael Cerrato # (2015)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Rhode Island Rams head football coaches

No coach (1895–1897)
Marshall Tyler (1898–1901)
No team (1902)
Marshall Tyler (1903–1908)
George Cobb (1909–1911)
Robert Bingham (1912)
George Cobb (1913–1914)
James A. Baldwin (1915–1916)
Fred Murray (1917)
No team (1918)
Fred Murray (1919)
Frank Keaney (1920–1940)
Bill Beck (1941)
Paul Cieurzo (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Paul Cieurzo (1945)
Bill Beck (1946–1949)
Hal Kopp (1950)
Ed Doherty (1951)
Hal Kopp (1952–1955)
Herb Maack (1956–1960)
John Chironna (1961–1962)
Jack Zilly (1963–1969)
Jack Gregory (1970–1975)
Bob Griffin (1976–1992)
Floyd Keith (1993–1999)
Tim Stowers (2000–2007)
Darren Rizzi (2008)
Joe Trainer (2009–2013)
Jim Fleming (2014– )

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