Dan Radakovich (American football)

Dan Radakovich
Personal information
Born:	November 26, 1935; Duquesne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	February 20, 2020 (aged 84); Moon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career history
As a coach:
	Penn State (1957–1969); Assistant coach; Cincinnati (1970); Assistant coach; Pittsburgh Steelers (1971); Defensive line coach; Colorado (1972–1973); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1977); Offensive line coach; San Francisco 49ers (1978); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Los Angeles Rams (1979–1981); Linebackers coach; NC State (1982); Assistant coach; Denver Broncos (1983); Linebackers coach; Minnesota Vikings (1984); Linebackers coach; New York Jets (1985–1988); Linebackers coach; Cleveland Browns (1989–1990); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Robert Morris (1994); Defensive coordinator; St. Louis Rams (1995); Linebackers coach; London Monarchs (1997); Assistant coach; Robert Morris (1996–2007); Defensive coordinator;
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (IX, X); Second-team All-Eastern (1956);
	Record at Pro Football Reference

Dan Radakovich (November 26, 1935 – February 20, 2020)^[1] was an American football player and coach. He helped coach the Pittsburgh Steelers to multiple Super Bowl wins in the 1970s as the team's offensive line coach.^[2] He spent 48 years in collegiate and professional coaching before his retirement in 2008.

Radakovich graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1957, and immediately began working on the coaching staff of the Nittany Lions, which he continued until 1969. He went to Cincinnati in 1970, and joined the Steelers in 1971.

Described as "lean, and blond, a center in his playing days",^[3] Radakovich was "a Western Pennsylvania guy who had been on Noll's staff in 1971 but resigned to take a coaching job in college football".^[4] Radakovich subsequently returned to working with professional football, where he helped persuade Chuck Noll to draft Franco Harris out of Penn State.

After a stint in Colorado, he coached the Steelers' offensive line from 1974 to 1977. In 1978, Radakovich left Pittsburgh to work on the coaching staff of the San Francisco 49ers, then switched to the Los Angeles Rams in 1979. His last position was as an assistant with Robert Morris University. Radakovich died in 2020 at the age of 84.^[5]

References

^ "In Memoriam: Dan Radakovich (1935-2020)". RMUColonials.com. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ "Radakovich, coach at college and NFL levels, retires after 48 years", ESPN.com, Apr. 25, 2008
^ Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan (2008), p. 317.
^ Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan (2008), p. 316.
^ "Obituary: Dan Radakovich, a football coach extraordinaire with Steelers, Penn State, RMU".

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[1] "In Memoriam: Dan Radakovich (1935-2020)". RMUColonials.com. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[2] "Radakovich, coach at college and NFL levels, retires after 48 years", ESPN.com, Apr. 25, 2008

[3] Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan (2008), p. 317.

[4] Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan (2008), p. 316.

[5] "Obituary: Dan Radakovich, a football coach extraordinaire with Steelers, Penn State, RMU".

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v t e Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX champions
5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 22 Dick Conn 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ron Shanklin 26 Preston Pearson 27 Glen Edwards 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris (MVP) 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 35 Steve Davis 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Jim Wolf 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 73 Rick Druschel 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 77 Charlie Davis 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann 89 John McMakin
Head coach: Chuck Noll
Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl X champions
5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Glen Edwards 29 Brent Sexton 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 36 Dave Brown 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 44 Mike Collier 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann (MVP)
Head coach: Chuck Noll
Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer