Tony Mason (American football)

Tony Mason

File:Tony Mason (American football).png Mason from the 1965 Michiganensian
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1928-03-02)March 2, 1928
Died	Cleveland, Ohio
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?–1963	Niles McKinley HS (OH)
1964–1968	Michigan (assistant)
1969–1972	Purdue (DL)
1973–1976	Cincinnati
1977–1979	Arizona
Head coaching record
Overall	41–37–1 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Tony Mason (March 2, 1928 – July 23, 1994) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1973 to 1976 and at the University of Arizona from 1977 to 1979, compiling a career college football record of 41–37–1. Mason was also the head football coach at Niles McKinley High School where the Red Dragons won Ohio State Championships in 1961 and 1963. He was elected to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2002. Mason died on July 23, 1994 at the age of 66 after he collapsed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA Division I independent) (1973–1976)
1973	Cincinnati	4–7
1974	Cincinnati	7–4
1975	Cincinnati	6–5
1976	Cincinnati	8–3
Cincinnati:		25–19
Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1977)
1977	Arizona	5–7	3–4	5th
Arizona Wildcats (Pacific-10 Conference) (1978–1979)
1978	Arizona	5–6	3–4	T–6th
1979	Arizona	6–5–1	4–3	T–3rd	L Fiesta
Arizona:		16–18–1	10–11
Total:		41–37–1

External links

• Tony Mason at the College Football Data Warehouse