John Galyardi did what the other person never did. He coached college football teams to 449 wins in 59 collegiate seasons.
John trained in only two places in his 59-year football career. John's first assignment was at Carroll College in Helena, Montana from 1949 to 1952, winning three championship conferences in these four seasons. John Gagliardi’s next venture will bring him east to take up a leading coaching position at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Johnny did not win the conference title in 15 years when John Gagliardi arrived to take over the program from the legendary coach and member of the Chart of Professional Football Hall of Fame, Johnny “Blood” McNally. John Gagliardi stayed in St. John for the weight of his career. During his time in St. John's, Gagliardi coached Johnny to 28 Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences in Minnesota and 4 national championships.
Along the way, Gagliardi teams have a combined record of 449-120-11 over 59 seasons. His 1993 St. John team was known as “The Point a Minute Team”, setting a national record, averaging 61.5 points per game this season, creating a record that never caught up in college football.
John Gagliardi and the John John team have been part of many national publications for many years, such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Sports Illustrated. Today's show and CBS Sunday Morning news also made great chunks on Gagliardi and Johnnies for their television shows.
In the 1999 season, Sports Illustrated script author Austin Murphy transferred his wife and two young children to Collegeville from San Francisco Bay to spend the season with Johnny. The result of his time in Sterns County, living with and writing about the team, was a book called The Sweet Season, published by Harper Collins.
One of the main topics of interest to visitors, which, when covering Gagliardi and Johnnies, are the principles of “Victory with a nose”. · Without blocking sleds or mannequins. · No scholarships. · No weightlifting curriculum. · No whistles. · There is no "coach." players call him john. No practical action - players wear shorts and sweats
Gagliardi has long realized that having different views on how football is trained is not for everyone, but it is well suited for him, which testifies to his 59 percent percentage.
Another long line of achievements for John Gagliardi appeared in the summer of 2006, when John was the first active coach to enter the College Hall of Fame.
John Galyardi will be 81 since November 1, 2007 with no signs of slowing down Galyardi has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of retiring while he is healthy, and he still uses coaching football.
Nothing is typical of John Gagliardi and the University of St. John Johnny better than the often heard mantra, "ordinary people do ordinary things extraordinarily well." This group is not unusual!
