Bob Jauron

Bob Jauron
Biographical details
Born	May 8, 1919; Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	July 20, 2010 (aged 91); Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston College (1942)
Playing career
1939–1941	Boston College
1944	Amarillo AAF
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1948	Miles City HS (MT)
1949–1951	Peoria Manual HS (IL)
1952	Western Military Academy (IL)
1953	Chaminade HS (OH)
1954–1958	Saint Joseph's (IN)
1959	Kitchener Dutchmen
1960	Manchester Memorial HS (NH)
1961	Lynn HS (MA)
1962–1963	Lynn Classical HS (MA)
1967	Xavier (OL)
1968	Holy Cross (OB)
1971–1972	Brandeis
Head coaching record
Overall	32–13–1 (varsity college)
Tournaments	0–0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NAIA (1956); 3 ICC (1955–1957)

Robert Thomas Jauron (May 8, 1919 – July 20, 2010) was an American football player and coach.

A native of Nashua, New Hampshire,^[1] Jauron attended Nashua High School where he was a three-sport star in football, baseball, and track. After graduating from high school in 1938, he played college football (as a halfback) and baseball at Boston College.^[2]

Jauron began his coaching career as a high school coach, compiling a 73–14–1 record. He next served as the head football coach at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, from 1954 to 1958. He compiled a 32–13–1 record in five years at Saint Joseph's and left the position in the spring of 1959.^[1]

After leaving Saint Joseph's, Jauron coached for a year for the Kitchener Dutchmen of the Canadian League. In 1960, he returned to high school as the head coach at Memorial High School in Manchester, New Hampshire.^[3] After one year in Manchester, he accepted a high school coaching position in Lynn, Massachusetts. In March 1967, he was hired as an offensive coach at Xavier University in Cincinnati.^[2] He also served as the head football coach for Brandeis University's club team from 1971 to 1972.^[4]^[5]

Jauron was the father of National Football League coach Dick Jauron.^[6]

Head coaching record

Varsity college


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Saint Joseph's Pumas (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1954–1958)
1954	Saint Joseph's	5–4	2–4	T–5th
1955	Saint Joseph's	6–3	5–1	1st
1956	Saint Joseph's	8–1–1	6–0	1st	T Aluminum
1957	Saint Joseph's	8–1	5–0	1st
1958	Saint Joseph's	5–4	4–2	T–2nd
Saint Joseph's:		32–13–1	22–7
Total:		32–13–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ ^a ^b "Bob Jauron Quits Puma Grid Post". Vidette-Messenger. April 10, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Bob Jauron Returns To Gridiron: Former NHS Football Star Takes Xavier Coaching Post". Nashua Telegraph. March 25, 1967. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bob Jauron, Bill Hall Get Manchester Grid Posts". Nashua Telegraph. May 18, 1960. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Former Nashuan Is Named Brandeis Football Coach". Nashua Telegraph. August 5, 1971. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nieto, Mike (July 27, 2015). "Les Klein". nwi.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ "Robert Thomas Jauron". solimine.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[Vid-1] "Bob Jauron Quits Puma Grid Post". Vidette-Messenger. April 10, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[Nash-2] "Bob Jauron Returns To Gridiron: Former NHS Football Star Takes Xavier Coaching Post". Nashua Telegraph. March 25, 1967. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bob Jauron, Bill Hall Get Manchester Grid Posts". Nashua Telegraph. May 18, 1960. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Former Nashuan Is Named Brandeis Football Coach". Nashua Telegraph. August 5, 1971. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Nieto, Mike (July 27, 2015). "Les Klein". nwi.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[6] "Robert Thomas Jauron". solimine.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

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