Joe Kopnisky | |
Birth Date: | 25 July 1935 |
Birth Place: | Etna, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1954–1956 |
Player Team2: | West Virginia |
Player Positions: | End |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1973–1983 |
Coach Team2: | Grove City |
Coach Sport3: | Wrestling |
Coach Years4: | 1965–1973 |
Coach Team4: | Grove City |
Overall Record: | 42–55–3 (football) |
Joseph Louis Kopnisky (July 25, 1935 – June 19, 2014) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1983, compiling a record of 42–55–3.[2]
Kopnisky played college football at West Virginia University from 1954 to 1956.[3] He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1957 NFL draft.[4]