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High School:
Liberty High School Bethlehem, PA (1945-1948)
- All State player in football and basketball
College:
Cornell University Ithaca, NY (1948-1952)
- Played for George “Lefty” James
- Member of the 1948 & 1949 Ivy
League Championship Squad
- As a junior in 1950, he led the Ivy League in pass completion
percentage
- Had a combined record of 13-5 as the starting quarterback for the Big
Red (1950-51)
- He currently holds two passing records at Cornell University.
1. Most yards gained per attempt in a career: 8.2 (1950-51, 171/1405)
2. Most yards gained per completion in a career: 15.8 (1950-51, 89-1405)
- Ranks 11th
all-time in passing efficiency at Cornell with a rating of 118.0 (1950)
- Rocco
Calvo’s pass to Stu Merz (Cornell v Yale, 1951) for 90 yards is listed
as one of the greatest plays in the history of Ivy League football. Rocco threw
for 240 yards that day, a record that stood for 16 years.
- Took part in “The
Hurricane Game” in 1950 at Franklin Field versus
The University of Pennsylvania. 50,000 tickets were sold but only 17,000 showed
up. The Big Red won the game 13-6.
- In 1951 Rocco helped defeat Michigan 20-7 in
front of the largest crowd in Schoelkopf Stadium history (35,300)
Military Service:
Achieved the rank of Lieutenant, Korea (1952-1953)
Collegiate Coaching Career:
Backfield coach, Kutztown State College, 1954
Head Football Coach, Moravian College, 1955-1976 and 1982-1986
- Had a combined record
of 122-102-9
- Middle Atlantic Conference Southern Division Championship in football,
1970
- MAC Coach of the Year 1970 & 1984
- Coached and mentored 81 All-Conference Players
Head Basketball Coach 1957-1967
- Had a combined record of 118-86
Head Baseball Coach 1974-1982
- Had a combined record of 89-85
Administrative Milestones while at Moravian College:
Athletic Director of Moravian College, 1975-1992
- Chair, Department of Physical Education,
Moravian College 1987-1992
- Participation of eight different varsity sports in
NCAA National Championships events
- Expanded varsity sports from seven to sixteen
- Hosting of various NCAA championship
events including the 1991 NCAA Women’s
Basketball National Championship Finals
Athletic Recognition:
- Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, 1987
- Moravian
College Hall of Fame, 1988
- Cornell University Hall of Fame, 1997
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