F. L. Ferzacca

F. L. Ferzacca
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball, track
Born	(1908-01-29)January 29, 1908 Iron Mountain, Michigan
Died	August 13, 2004(2004-08-13) (aged 96) Green Bay, Wisconsin
Playing career
Football
1927–1930	Lake Forest
Basketball
1929–1931	Lake Forest
Baseball
c. 1930	Lake Forest
1933	Superior Blues
1940	Green Bay Bluejays

Position(s)	Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–1944	Green Bay West HS (WI) (assistant)
1945–1953	Green Bay West HS (WI)
1954–1955	Marquette
1957–1965	Northern Michigan
Basketball
1937–1945	Green Bay West HS (WI)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–1957	Green Bay Packers (dir. ticket sales)
1966–1973	Eastern Michigan
1974–1975	FIU
1982–1988	Mid-Continent Conference (commissioner)

Head coaching record
Overall	58–36–4 (college football)
Tournaments	0–0–1 (NAIA playoffs)

Faust L. "Frosty" Ferzacca (January 29, 1908 – August 13, 2004) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Marquette University from 1954 to 1955 and at Northern Michigan University from 1957 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 58–36–4. He then worked as the athletic director at Eastern Michigan University from 1966 to 1973 and at Florida International University from 1974 to 1975 before serving as the commissioner of the Mid-Continent Conference—now known as the Summit League—from 1982 to 1988.

Early life and playing career

Ferazza was a native of Iron Mountain, Michigan and attended Iron Mountain High School.^[1] He moved on to Lake Forest College in 1927, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.^[2] Ferazza played minor league baseball for the Superior Blues of the Northern League in 1933.

Coaching career

Ferzacca starting his coaching career at Iron Mountain High School.^[1] He also coached in Montreal, Wisconsin before moving to Green Bay West High School in 1937 as an assistant football coach and head basketball coach. In 1945, Ferzacca became head football coach at Green Bay West when illness forced his predecessor, Lars Thune, to retire. At this point, Ferzacca gave up his responsibilities as basketball coach but also served at the school's athletic director and track coach. Ferzacca remained as the head football coach at Green Bay West for nine seasons, through 1953, leading his team to five Fox River Valley championships and an overall record of 62–16–3.

In January 1954, Ferzacca was named the head football coach at Marquette University, succeeding Lisle Blackbourn, who had taken the head coaching job with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Ferzacca signed a three-year contact with Marquette that paid him an annual salary of $10,000. In 1950, Ferzacca had been offered a position as backfield coach at Marquette under Blackbourn, but remained at Green Bay West when he signed a new contract with the high school that reportedly gave him "substantial benefits".^[3]

Death

Ferzacca died on August 13, 2004 at a nursing home in Green Bay, Wisconsin.^[1]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Bowl/playoffs
Marquette Golden Avalanche (NCAA University Division independent) (1954–1955)
1954	Marquette	3–5–1
1955	Marquette	2–6–1
Marquette:		5–11–2
Northern Michigan Wildcats () (1957–1965)
1957	Northern Michigan	6–2
1958	Northern Michigan	5–5
1959	Northern Michigan	6–2
1960	Northern Michigan	8–1–1	T NAIA Semifinal
1961	Northern Michigan	6–2
1962	Northern Michigan	6–3
1963	Northern Michigan	4–4–1
1964	Northern Michigan	5–3
1965	Northern Michigan	7–3
Northern Michigan:		53–25–2
Total:		58–36–4

References

1 2 3 Christl, Cliff (August 18, 2004). "Ferzacca, former MU head football coach, dies at 96". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
↑ "Faust Ferzacca". Forester Athletics. Lake Forest College. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
↑ "Ferzacca of Green Bay West is Named Marquette Coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 27, 1954. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

External links

F. L. Ferzacca at Find a Grave

Marquette Golden Avalanche head football coaches

Unknown (1892–1894)
McCabe & Madden (1895)
Unknown (1898–1898)
No team (1899)
Unknown (1900)
Jerry Riordan (1901)
Oscar Erickson (1902)
Jerry Riordan (1903)
Thomas Skelly (1904)
John Ford (1905–1906)
Cody Clark (1907)
William Juneau (1908–1911)
Clarence Kenney (1912)
Leander J. Foley (1913)
John P. Koehler (1914–1915)
John B. McAuliffe (1916)
John J. Ryan (1917–1921)
Frank Murray (1922–1936)
Paddy Driscoll (1937–1940)
Thomas E. Stidham (1941–1945)
Frank Murray (1946–1949)
Lisle Blackbourn (1950–1953)
F. L. Ferzacca (1954–1955)
John F. Druze (1956–1958)
Lisle Blackbourn (1959–1960)

Northern Michigan Wildcats head football coaches

William McCracken (1904)
Charles H. Estrich (1905–1906)
Unknown (1907–1908)
Professor Mills (1909)
Unknown (1910–1911)
Deforest Stull (1912)
No team (1913–1915)
W. B. McClintock (1916–1917)
No team (1918)
L. O. Gant (1919–1921)
C. B. Hedgcock (1922–1933)
R. Victor Hurst (1934–1935)
C. B. Hedgcock (1936–1937)
R. Victor Hurst (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
C. V. Money (1947–1955)
Lloyd Eaton (1956)
F. L. Ferzacca (1957–1965)
Rollie Dotsch (1966–1970)
Rae Drake (1971–1973)
Gil Krueger (1974–1977)
Bill Rademacher (1978–1982)
Herb Grenke (1983–1990)
Mark Marana (1991–1994)
Eric Holm (1995–2001)
Doug Sams (2002–2005)
Bernie Anderson (2006–2011)
Chris Ostrowsky (2012–2016)
Kyle Nystrom (2017– )

Eastern Michigan Eagles athletic directors

Wilbur Bowen (1903–1928)
Joseph McCulloch (1931–1947)
Elton Rynearson (1948–1963)
Keith Bowen (1963–1966)
F. L. Ferzacca (1966–1973)
Albert E. Smith (1975–1976)
Alex Agase (1977–1982)
Paul Shoults (1982–1986)
Gene Smith (1986–1993)
Tim Weiser (1993–1997)
Carole Huston # (1997–1999)
Dave Diles, Jr. (1999–2005)
Bob England # (2005–2006)
Derrick Gragg (2006–2013)
Melody Reifel Werner # (2013)
Heather Lyke (2013–2017)
Scott Wetherbee (2017– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

FIU Panthers athletic directors
Doyt Perry (1971–?) Chuck Hartman (1974–?) F. L. Ferzacca (1974–1975) Tom Wonderling (?–1980) Nancy Olson (1980–1985) Dick Young (1987–1993) Ted Aceto (1993–1997) Mary Pankowski # (1997) Rick Mello (2000–2006) Pete Garcia (2006– )

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