Bob Naso

Robert James Naso was born on 11 September 1937 and is an American former college football coach. He played football and lacrosse at Rutgers, where he later served as defensive line coach from 1961 to 1967 and as defensive coordinator from 1968 to 1979. In 1976 the Scarlet Knights went 11 and 0 under his defensive coordination, and his unit ranked first nationwide in total, rushing and scoring defense. He then became head football coach at Columbia University, where his teams compiled a record of 4 wins, 43 losses and 2 ties over five seasons, including the 1984 season, Columbia's first winless year since 1943. He has been inducted into the Rutgers University, Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse and New Jersey Lacrosse halls of fame.