Longtime Notre Dame assistant football coach Joe Yonto, who worked under Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine and Lou Holtz, died Monday. He was 83.A university spokesman confirmed Yonto's death but had no details on the cause.
Yonto was a high school coach before he joined Parseghian's staff in 1964 and was the Irish's defensive line coach for 17 years under Parseghian and Devine.
He was Devine's defensive coordinator in 1977-80 and handled football administrative duties under Gerry Faust in 1981-85 as a special assistant to athletic director Gene Corrigan.
Yonto was defensive line coach again in 1986-87 under Holtz and spent three more years as a special assistant to athletic director Dick Rosenthal before his retirement in 1991.
Newsvine - Ex-Notre Dame assistant coach Yonto dies at 83
08-04-2008, 04:38 PM
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