Italo John "Babe" Caccia (October 3, 1917 – August 28, 2009) was an American college football and athletics administrator in Idaho.

[1] He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1941, then served in the United States Navy during World War II.

[2] Caccia served as the head football coach at ISU from 1953 to 1965, compiling a record of 79–38–2 (.672), then became assistant athletic director.

[3][4][5] ISU football teams won six conference championships in the 14 seasons that Caccia was head coach.

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