Carl T. "Rocky" Herakovich (born August 6, 1937) is an American retired engineering professor,

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player, coach and official. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology—from 1962 to 1963, compiling a record of 3–13. Herakovich was the founding director of the NASA-Virginia Tech Composites Program at

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and Director of Applied Mechanics and the Henry L Kinnier Professor of

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at the

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. Faculty Bio Herakovich played football at Rose Poly as a halfback. He led the nation in scoring in 1958 with 168 points in eight games. The 168 points was the most scored by a college football player in a season since 1926, when Mayes McLain tallied 253 points for

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. Herakovich graduated from Rose Poly in 1959. He was a graduate student, research assistant, and assistant instructor in the engineering mechanics department at the

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when he was hired, in 1962, as head football coach at his alma mater, succeeding Max Kidd.

Head coaching record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Herakovich, Carl 1937 births Living people Illinois Institute of Technology alumni Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers athletic directors Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers football coaches Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers football players University of Kansas alumni University of Virginia faculty Virginia Tech faculty Sportspeople from East Chicago, Indiana People from Whiting, Indiana Coaches of American football from Indiana Players of American football from Indiana