- John Cartwright (American football coach)
College coach infobox
Name = John Cartwright
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Title = FormerHead coach
College =Liberty University
Sport = Football
Conference = NAIA
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Years = 1964-1967
Team = Navy
Position =Quarterback
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CoachYears = 1973 1974-76
CoachTeams = Liberty (Asst) Liberty
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BBallHOF =John B. Cartwright is a Baptist pastor who first achieved acclaim as a record-setting
quarterback at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1960s. After a tour of duty inVietnam , he became head football coach at Lynchburg Baptist College (now calledLiberty University ) while attending seminary at the school inVirginia . He then left football to start a church inPhiladelphia ,Pennsylvania that he has pastored for over three decades. [cite web|url=http://www.cibc.org/cibc/aboutus/history.asp|title=Calvary Independent Baptist Church Pastor Biography|accessdate=2008-02-27]Current position
Cartwright founded Calvary Independent Baptist Church in the Philadelphia community of
Morton, Pennsylvania in 1977 shortly after graduating from Liberty Baptist Seminary. He remains the only senior pastor of the church after over 30 years. He also began Calvary International Christian School as a ministry of the church. [cite web|url=http://www.cibc.org/cibc/aboutus/history.asp|title=History of Calvary Independent Baptist Chruch |accessdate=2008-02-27]Coaching history
Cartwright spent one season in 1973 as an assistant coach at what is now called
Liberty University underLee "Rock" Royer . But after Royer died in a plane crash, Cartwright was named the school's second ever head coach and he spent three seasons leading the Flames. [cite web|url=http://www.libertyflames.com/media/1912/football/Football%20Media%20Guide%20(2006)%20-%20Records%20Section%20-%20Part%201.pdf|title=Liberty Football History|accessdate=2007-02-25]Collegiate head coaching record
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Liberty Flames
conf = NAIA
startyear = 1974
endyear = 1976CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 1974
name = Liberty
overall = 5-4
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year = 1975
name = Liberty
overall = 4-5
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year = 1976
name = Liberty
overall = 5-4-1
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name = Liberty
overall = 14-13-1
confrecord = CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 14-13-1
bcs = no
poll = noPlaying history
Cartwright followed
Roger Staubach as starting quarterback for theUnited States Naval Academy as a sophomore in 1965. He led theMidshipmen to some of their finest seasons including a 1967 season that including victories over national powerhouses Penn State, Syracuse and Army. In the process he broke 13 of Staubach's school records and set seven others of his own. [cite web|url=http://www.cibc.org/cibc/passer/|title=Passer to Pastor|accessdate=2007-02-27]References
External links
* [http://www.libertyflames.com/media/1912/football/Football%20Media%20Guide%20(2006)%20-%20Records%20Section%20-%20Part%202.pdf 2007 Liberty Football Media Guide - Coaching History p. 144]
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