John Gagliardi, who won more games than any other college football coach with his unconventional methods at a small Minnesota university, died on Sunday. He was 91.
His death was announced by the college, St. John’s, in Collegeville. It did not say where he died.
Gagliardi retired in 2012 after a record 64 seasons as a head coach, 60 of those at St. John’s, an all-male private university with 2,000 students. He finished with 489 victories, 138 losses and 11 ties, winning four national championships with the Johnnies.
But he drew as much national attention with his laid-back approach to the sport.