John P. Sabo

John P. Sabo
Biographical details
Born	1900; South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1958 (aged 57–58); East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1918	Illinois
1920	Illinois
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1927	Kansas (assistant)
1932	Illinois (assistant)
1934–1939	Vermont
1941	Yale (assistant)
Basketball
1922–1923	Rochester
1928–1933	Illinois (assistant)
1934–1940	Vermont
Head coaching record
Overall	55–48 (basketball)

John Philip Sabo (1900 – April 26, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach. He was a football player at the University of Illinois in 1918 and 1920. He returned to his alma mater to serve as an assistant coach in both football and basketball.^[1] While at Illinois he was the president of the Sigma Pi fraternity chapter and received his degree in 1922.^[2]^[3] Sabo served as the head basketball coach at the University of Rochester from 1922 to 1923.^[4] In 1934, he became the head basketball coach at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, a position he held for six seasons.^[5] He also served as Vermont's head football coach from 1934 to 1939. He rounded out his career as an assistant football coach at Yale University.^[6]

When the United States entered World War II, Sabo completed a training course at United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy in 1942. He was assigned to oversee physical conditioning at one of the navy's training centers.^[7]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Vermont Catamounts (Independent) (1934–1939)
1934	Vermont	2–4–2
1935	Vermont	4–5
1936	Vermont	1–8
1937	Vermont	2–6
1938	Vermont	4–2–1
1939	Vermont	3–3–2
Vermont:		16–28–5
Total:		16–28–5

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference
Rochester (N/A) (1922–1923)
1922–23	Rochester	5–14	N/A
Rochester:		5–14 (.263)
Vermont (N/A) (1934–1940)
1934–35	Vermont	8–5	N/A
1935–36	Vermont	7–6	N/A
1936–37	Vermont	10–4	N/A
1937–38	Vermont	10–4	N/A
1938–39	Vermont	10–5	N/A
1939–40	Vermont	5–10	N/A
Vermont:		50–34 (.595)
Total:		55–48 (.534)

References

^ "Football All-Time Assistant Coaches". Illinois Fighting Illini football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Chapter Directory". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 9, no. 2. July 1922. p. 76.
^ Coughlin, John (July 1922). "Chapter Letters". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 104 and 105.
^ "U of R Men's Basketball Career Stats" (PDF). Rochester Yellowjackets men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "VERMONT MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "John P. Sabo, assistant grid coach at Yale". Burlington Free Press. February 20, 1941. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Phi Alumni Report Moves to "Phi Cry"". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 29, no. 2. August 1942. p. 87.

[1] "Football All-Time Assistant Coaches". Illinois Fighting Illini football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[2] "Chapter Directory". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 9, no. 2. July 1922. p. 76.

[3] Coughlin, John (July 1922). "Chapter Letters". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 104 and 105.

[4] "U of R Men's Basketball Career Stats" (PDF). Rochester Yellowjackets men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[5] "VERMONT MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[6] "John P. Sabo, assistant grid coach at Yale". Burlington Free Press. February 20, 1941. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[7] "Phi Alumni Report Moves to "Phi Cry"". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 29, no. 2. August 1942. p. 87.

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