Joseph William Dellastatious (October 2, 1922 – November 6, 2023) was an American college football player and coach. He played as a quarterback with the Missouri Tigers.
Despite being such a highly-sought recruit, instead of playing professional football, Dellastatious chose to take a job as an assistant coach at the University of Florida.
He went on to coach and teach at Southwest Missouri State College, the Citadel, Wake Forest University, and Salem College in West Virginia.[5] Dellastatious served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State—now known as Missouri State University–from 1953 to 1954, compiling a record of 5–12.
Personal life and death
Dellastatious was born in Washington D.C. on October 2, 1922.[6][7] He was married to Anne Lee, who died in Jackson, Tennessee, on May 13, 2017, at the age of 87.[8] He died on November 6, 2023, at the age of 101.[9]
^"Miss Ane Walker Lee Plans December Wedding". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Florida. December 3, 1950. p. 8D – via newspapers.com. marriage of her daughter, Anne Walker Lee, to Joseph William Dellastatious ... Mr. Dellastatious attended Clemson College and was graduated from the University of Missouri, ... and at present is a member of the faculty of the University of Florida, serving in the capacity of golf coach and instructor in required physical education.
