Johnny Rusinko

John Rusinko


Born:
March 1, 1925
Berwick, PA

Died:
October 23, 2013
Elmira, NY



Career
1941-42 Berwick High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1942-43 Berwick High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
Penn State University (College) ??
1945-46 Berwick Weavers (Independent)
1946-47 Hazleton (Independent)
1947-48 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1947-48 Sunbury Mercuries (EPBL)
1948-49 Bridgeport Newfield Steelers (ABL)

1948-49 Sunbury Mercuries (EPBL)

1949-50 Berwick Car-Builders (EPBL)

1949-50 Williamsport Billies (EPBL)
1950-51 Allentown / Carbondale Aces (ABL)
1950-51 Berwick Car-Builders (EPBL)

1951-52 Williamsport Billies (EPBL)

1951-52 Hazleton Mountaineers (EPBL)

1952-53 Williamsport Billes (EPBL)

Mansfield State College - Pennsylvania (College) Assistant coach
1960-61 Troy High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Troy High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Troy High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Troy High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Troy High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Sayre High School - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Sayre High School - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Sayre High School - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach
1974-75 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1975-76 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1976-77 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1977-78 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1978-79 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1979-80 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1980-81 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1981-82 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach
1982-83 Thomas Edison High School - Elmira Heights, NY (High School) Head coach

A basketball star at Berwick HS, Rusinko spent one year at Penn State and then went to play the game professionally. After a few seasons in the ABL and Eastern League, Rusinko emrolled at Mansfield State to finish his schooling and took a job as an assistant coach while there as well as coaching the freshmen team. From there, he went into teaching and eventually became the coach for Troy HS. He wad to resign in 1963 when it was discovered he was a few credits shy of the state requirement for accreditation. He was able to rectify that situation and started teaching and coaching at Edison HS in Elmira Heights, New York. From there he moved to Troy HS and Sayre HS before returning to Edison.

He married Marilyn Erwin and they had a son and a daughter.

Source:
Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY) May 14, 1974
Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY) June 7, 1983
Obituary, Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY)

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