Cradle of Coaches

Carmen Cozza

  • Position Football
  • Custom1 1998
  • Custom2 A standout athlete at Miami, Cozza played football under Woody Hayes and Ara Parseghian and baseball under Woody Willis. He served as an assistant coach at Miami and Yale from 1956 to 1964 before becoming Yale’s head coach for the next 30 years. Cozza compiled a 179-119-5 record, won 10 Ivy League titles, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

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