Rocco J. Carzo

Rocco J. "Rocky" Carzo (c. 1932 – January 16, 2022) was an American college football and college lacrosse coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Tufts University from 1966 to 1973, compiling a record of 22–41–1. A native of Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, Carzo played football as a fullback at the University of Delaware from 1950 to 1953. He was also the head lacrosse coach at Delaware from 1958 to 1959, tallying a mark of 10–10.^[1][2] Carzo was the athletic director at Tufts from 1973 to 1999.

Rocco J. Carzo

Biographical details
Born	c. 1932
Died	January 16, 2022 (aged 89)
Playing career
Football
1950–1953	Delaware
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1955	Salesianum School (DE) (assistant)
1956–1959	Delaware (assistant)
1960–1965	California (backfield)
1966–1973	Tufts
Lacrosse
1958–1959	Delaware
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1973–1999	Tufts
Head coaching record
Overall	22–41–1 (football) 10–10 (lacrosse)

Carzo died on January 16, 2022, at the age of 89.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Tufts Jumbos (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1970)
1966	Tufts	1–7
1967	Tufts	1–6–1
1968	Tufts	5–3
1969	Tufts	6–2
1970	Tufts	1–7
Tufts Jumbos (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1971–1973)
1971	Tufts	3–5
1972	Tufts	4–4	1–4
1973	Tufts	1–7	1–4
Tufts:		22–41–1
Total:		22–41–1

References

1. "Rocco Carzo To Coach At California U". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 19, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. "Rocco Carzo Named Head Coach at Tufts". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 1, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. Weitzer, Nate (January 17, 2022). "As football coach and AD, Rocky Carzo was a revered and visionary leader at Tufts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved January 17, 2022.