John Giannantonio (born 1934) is a former

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player who set several national

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records, many which still stand. As a , sophomore at the now-defunct

Netcong High School Netcong High School was a high school in Netcong in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 1969 the school had 390 students.Netcong, New Jersey Netcong is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in southwestern Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,375, an increase of 143 (+4.4%) from the 20 ...

in 1950, Giannantonio rushed for 4,756 yards and 41 touchdowns over the team's eight-game season. During a game in November that season against

Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Mountain Lakes, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of th ...

he rushed for 754 yards and nine touchdowns in a 61–0 win. His 594.5 rushing yards per game average, season rushing yards total, and single-game rushing yards against Mountain Lakes remain national high school records as of 2021. As a junior at Netcong, Giannantonio rushed for 38 touchdowns and had a 514-yard game. He then transferred to

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as a senior, but due to transfer rules, in order to retain his academic eligibility he did not play on the football team. After high school, he was offered a two-year scholarship to Notre Dame and a four-year scholarship to Villanova. He chose to attend Villanova and played on the varsity football team for three years but was unable to replicate his success from high school. After his playing career, he returned to New Jersey and taught mathematics in the Andover Regional School District at Andover Regional Middle School for 38 years before retiring in 1995.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giannantonio, John American football running backs Living people 1930s births Players of American football from Morris County, New Jersey Villanova Wildcats football players American people of Italian descent Educators from New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people)

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