Carl Herakovich
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1937 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1958 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1963 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–13 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Little All–American (1958) | |
Carl T. "Rocky" Herakovich (born August 6, 1937) is an American retired engineering professor, college football player, coach and official. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology—from 1962 to 1963, compiling a record of 3–13. Herakovich was the founding director of the NASA-Virginia Tech Composites Program at Virginia Tech and Director of Applied Mechanics and the Henry L Kinnier Professor of civil engineering at the University of Virginia. [1]
He led the nation in scoring in 1958 with 168 points in 8 games.
References
[edit]- ^ Faculty Bio "engineering.virginia.edu". UVA Engineering. April 23, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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