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BC Mourns the Loss of Former Head Coach Joe Yukica
January 24, 2022 | Football
Varsity Club Hall of Fame member died over the weekend at the age of 90
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Former Boston College football head coach Joe Yukica passed away on Saturday, his family announced. He was 90.
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A member of the Varsity Club Hall of Fame at Boston College, Yukica spent nine seasons as head coach from 1968-77. His teams were 68-37, establishing him as the Eagles' winningest football coach.
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The New England Coach of the Year in 1971, he led the Eagles to a 9-2 record.
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Yukica also served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire (1966-67) and Dartmouth College (1978-86).
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A member of the Varsity Club Hall of Fame at Boston College, Yukica spent nine seasons as head coach from 1968-77. His teams were 68-37, establishing him as the Eagles' winningest football coach.
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The New England Coach of the Year in 1971, he led the Eagles to a 9-2 record.
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Yukica also served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire (1966-67) and Dartmouth College (1978-86).
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