Mike Getto

Mike Getto

Date of birth	(1905-09-18)September 18, 1905
Place of birth	Irwin, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	August 27, 1960(1960-08-27) (aged 54)
Place of death	Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	Pittsburgh
Career history
As coach
1928	Pittsburgh (assistant)
1929–1938	Kansas (assistant)
1940	Kansas
1947–1950	Kansas (assistant)
1942	Brooklyn Dodgers
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1928)

Michael J. Getto (September 18, 1905 – August 27, 1960) was a professional football coach in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. That season, he coached Brooklyn to a 3–8 record. Prior to his coaching career, Getto played college football while attending the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned All-American honors in 1928. After graduating from Pitt, Getto remained with the school as a football coach for the freshman team. He then worked as an assistant football coach from 1929 to 1939 and again in 1947 to 1950 at the University of Kansas. While at Kansas, Getto inspired his hometown of Jeannette, Pennsylvania to adopt the Jayhawk mascot for their high school athletic teams.

References

• Grosshandler, Stan (1990). "The Brooklyn Dodgers" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 12 (3). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010.
• "Pitt's Mike Getto Makes Most Of First Head Coaching Post". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October (8): 16–18. 1942.
• Harvath, Les (2006). "The Name Game". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. December (22). Trib Publishing.
• List of Pitt's First Team All-Americans