The University of Akron Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Director of Player Personnel
- Email:
- jnemec@uakron.edu
- Phone:
- (330) 972-7466
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Former Kent Roosevelt High School football head coach John Nemec enters his fifth season as the Zips’ Director of Player Personnel.
Nemec joined Akron after 38 years of service at Kent Roosevelt, including 29 years as head coach. He posted a 202-103-2 record at the helm of the Rough Riders, winning eight Metropolitan titles, one Western Reserve Conference title and four Portage Trail Conference, Metro Division, titles. He also guided Kent Roosevelt to the Division II state playoffs in five of the last seven seasons.
In 1976 and 1996, the Touchdown Club of Greater Akron named Nemec its Coach of the Year for Portage County. He was also named the 1989 Clem Caraboolad Memorial Coach of the Year, an award given out by the Akron Beacon Journal and the Touchdown Club of Greater Akron to honor an area coach whose commitment and values matched that of Caraboolad. The award winner is selected from a pool of high school coaches encompassing all sports in Summit, Stark, Wayne, Medina and Portage counties.
Overall, Nemec owns a 231-113-3 record in 33 seasons as a head coach, posting a 29-10-1 mark at Wapakoneta High School in four seasons before joining the Kent Roosevelt staff as an assistant coach.
This is Nemec’s second stint at the college level. He served as an assistant coach at Army from 1969-72.
Nemec, a native of Monroeville, Pa., is a 1969 graduate of the University of Toledo, where he played quarterback and defensive back. He earned his bachelor of education in social studies from UT. He earned a master’s degree in education administration and supervision from the University of Akron in 1988.
