Former IU head football coach John Pont died Tuesday at his home in Oxford, Ohio.\nPont coached the Hoosiers from 1965-72 and is most known for leading IU to it's only Rose Bowl appearnace in 1968.\nPont received NCAA coach of the year honors in 1967, when he led the Hoosiers to a 9-1 record before losing in Pasadena to a USC Trojan team with star running back O.J. Simpson.\nPont was 80 years old.
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