Visitation, service set for all-time winningest college football coach John Gagliardi
Visitation for all-time victory leader in college football starts at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Abbey Church. Funeral set for 11 a.m. Monday
Visitation, service set for all-time winningest college football coach John Gagliardi Visitation for all-time victory leader in college football starts at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Abbey Church. Funeral set for 11 a.m. Monday Check out this story on sctimes.com: https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2018/10/12/college-football-coach-john-gagliardi-dead-st-cloud-visitation-services/1613930002/
From Staff Reports Published 7:27 p.m. CT Oct. 12, 2018
John Gagliardi: A Life on the Field
1953: Gagliardi paces the sideline during a practice in 1953. He was 26 when he took the job at St. John's. Courtesy of St. John's University
St. John's coach John Gagliardi talks strategy with quarterback Craig Muyres (left) and receiver Ken Roering, two key members of the Johnnies' 1963 NAIA national title team. Photo courtesy of John and Peg Gagliardi:
1976: Members of the St. John's football team celebrate with coach John Gagliardi after the Johnnies defeat Towson State (Md.) in the 1976 NCAA Division III title game. Photo by Rob Schabert, courtesy of St. John's University
St. John's University Head Coach John Gagliardi talks about the trip to Salem, Va., shortly after the team arrived for the first practice Thursday at Salem High School for the NCAA Division III championship game in 1999. Kimm Anderson, St. Cloud Times
St. John's University quarterback Tom Linnemann and Head Coach John Gagliardi talk during the first practice Thursday at Salem High School in Salem Virginia before the 2000 NCAA Division III championship game. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
Joey Benson, 10, of Becker, congratulates his grandfather, John Gagliardi, after St. John's win on Sept. 23, 2001. It was Gagliardi's 500th game. Joaquin Siopack, Copyright St. Cloud Times;Yes
John Gagliardi, the winningest college football coach, offers some final words of encouragement to his players before the Division III title game and after practice in December 2003 in Salem, Va. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
The St. John's sideline erupts after Brandon Keller kicks a decisive 35-year field goal at St. Thomas on Nov. 1, 2003. It was head coach John Gagliardi's record-tying 408th career victory. Jason Wachter, jwachter@stcloudtimes.com
St. John's head coach John Gagliardi (right) goes over the diagram of a play with Brian Mathiasen and other members of the offense during a 2004 practice. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
St. John's football coach John Gagliardi greets his players during the first day of practice in 2007. Times photo by Paul Middlestaedt
John Gagliardi watches from the sidelines during the team's 2011 game against Bethel at Clemens Stadium. Jason Wachter, Times photo by Jason Wachter
St. John's head coach John Gagliardi often used a golf cart to coach practice. Times photo by Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com
St. John's head coach John Gagliardi watches the game against Gustavus from the sidelines Oct. 27, 2012, at Clemens Stadium. Times photo by Jason Wachter
St. John's University's assistant coach Jim Gagliardi (left) watches the action next to his father, head coach John Gagliardi, against Gustavus from the sidelines Oct. 27, 2012, at Clemens Stadium. Jason Wachter, jwachter@stcloudtimes.com
St. John's head coach John Gagliardi watches the Nov. 10, 2012, game against Bethel from the sidelines at Bethel. Times photo by Jason Wachter
St. John's University Football Coach John Gagliardi paces the field during the St. John's-Bethel game Nov. 10, 2012. Jason Wachter, Times photo by Jason Wachter
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COLLEGEVILLE — Central Minnesotans, along with college football fans from across the nation, have their chance to pay final respects to legendary St. John's University football coach John Gagliardi Sunday and Monday.
Visitation for the all-time victory leader in college football runs from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Abbey Church. It continues from 9-10:45 a.m. Monday at the church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.
Gagliardi, age 91, died Oct. 7 at St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by his family. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.
Times staffers will provide live updates from St. John's on Monday at https://www.sctimes.com/. St. John's University will livestream the service online at https://bit.ly/2ysw9Xn.
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President George W. Bush congratulates John Gagliardi on setting the record for the most coaching victories in college football during a ceremony for NCAA Champions in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 17, 2003. GNS
Below-freezing temperatures Saturday could not stop die-hard Johnnie football fans from showing their spirit at Clemens Stadium on Nov. 9, 2003. Times photo by Paul Middlestaedt
St. John's University Bookstore clothing buyer Mary Kay Kron arranges a line of new John Gagliardi clothing inside the Clemens Stadium store as Gagliardi's 409th win approached. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
Players and fans surround John Gagliardi after his record-breaking 409th victory against Bethel College in 2003. Times photo by Paul Middlestadt
The St. Cloud Times on Nov. 9, 2003, commemorating John Gagliardi's record-setting 409th career win. St. Cloud Times.
A clock commemorates John Gagliardi's 409th win, the victory making him history's most successful college football coach. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
University of Minnesota head football coach Tim Brewster (left) talked shop with St. John's University coach John Gagliardi (right) before the start of the 2007 Gophers Coaches Caravan at Mulligan's Event Center in Sartell. Times photo by Jason Wachter
St. John's University's John Gagliardi (left) and Grambling State's Eddie Robinson shared the podium for a photo during a 1996 college football coaches association meeting. Gagliardi was, at the time, closing in on Robinson's win record. Times file photo
St. John's University head football coach John Gagliardi shared a laugh with an attendee at one of the traditional SJU football kickoff luncheons. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
St. John's coach John Gagliardi talks with the media after the 2003 game one week before he set the record for college coaching victories. The crowd of reporters grew exponentially a week later. Times photo by Jason Wachter
John Gagliardi and the Johnnies had their perfect season in 2003. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
John Gagliardi, college football's winningest coach, smiles as he announces his retirement during a 2012 news conference at Warner Palaestra on the SJU campus. Gagliardi coached for 489 wins in 60 seasons at SJU. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
John Gagliardi, college football's winningest coach, announces his retirement from the head coaching position at St. John's University during a news conference in Collegeville. Gagliardi coached for 489 wins. Kimm Anderson, Times photo by Kimm Anderson, ka
St. John's coach John Gagliardi allows himself a rare smile while talking with reporters at a press conference following the Johnnies' 24-6 win in the 2003 Stagg Bowl at Salem, Va. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
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