Don Penza

Donald Francis Penza (February 4, 1932 – April 8, 1989) was an American football player, coach, and politician.

Legendary coach Frank Leahy called him "the best captain I’ve ever had.”[2] He was also a member of the 1953 College Football All-America Team.

From 1954 to 1956, he served in the United States Marine Corps as company commander with the rank of First Lieutenant and played for the football for the Quantico Devil Dogs.

[3] In the 1954 NFL draft, he was the taken as the 211th pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers[4] but only played in two exhibitions before a knee injury ended his pro career.

He went on to coach football at Assumption High School (Wisconsin) from 1957 to 1967, where he compiled a 68–18–2 record that included five conference titles.