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RIP, John Pont (former Indiana and NW'ern coach)
RIP, Coach Pont.
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Pont, coach of Indiana, Northwestern, dies at 80
OXFORD, Ohio -- John Pont, who guided Indiana to its only Rose Bowl appearance 40 years ago and also coached at Northwestern, Yale and Miami (Ohio), has died. He was 80.
Officials at Miami said Pont died Tuesday at his home in Oxford, Ohio. Pont had been fighting cancer.
Pont coached the Hoosiers from 1965 to 1972. In 1967, Indiana was 9-2 and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl, where the Hoosiers lost to Southern California.
Pont spent 13 years at Miami as a player, assistant coach and head coach. When he graduated, he was the school's career leading rusher with 2,457 yards, and he was Miami's first player to have his number retired.
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Here's a link to his year-by-year coaching record.
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07-01-2008, 04:16 PM
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My reality check bounced.
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I actually remember him when he was at IU, doesn't say much about my age does it? 
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07-01-2008, 06:11 PM
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Actually met him a few times over the last few years. He really was a great guy with a true passion for football. You will be missed John.
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07-04-2008, 11:07 AM
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I'd rather be napping!!
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07-04-2008, 11:08 AM
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John Pont
I'm surprised that no one has posted a thread regarding the passing of John Pont, the only coach to take Indiana to a Rose Bowl (1967), member of the Miami University Hall of Fame as an athlete and a coach.
Miami legend Pont dies | Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati.Com
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