Carl Guy Summanen's Obituary
Carl Guy Summanen, age 74 of Grove City, Passed 7:19 a.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Riverside Hospital. He was born April 26, 1946 in Ashtabula, Ohio to the late Carl “Casey” and Elizabeth Halman Summanen. He was a career high school educator in Ohio focusing on American History and Government. In addition to teaching in the classroom, he had a lifelong passion with coaching football started in no small part as a graduate defensive coordinator for Woody Hayes when he was a student at Ohio State in 1968-69. He followed Earl Bruce to Tampa to stand-up a football program at University of Tampa in the early 70’s, but came back to Ohio to be closer to extended family. That passion for football and coaching continued through the years on the high school level around Ohio including the communities of Richmond Heights, New Lexington, Middletown, and Kenton to name a few.
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