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Mark Thomas Mangino (born August 26, 1956 in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks college football team, which he has coached since 2002. In 2007, Mangino received several National Coach of the Year honors after leading the Jayhawks to their first 12-win season in school history. Prior to coaching the Jayhawks, Mangino served assistant positions at Kansas State and Oklahoma.
Mangino was born and raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania. After high school, he was offered a football scholarship at Youngstown State. Mangino never played a down and dropped out after one year. Mangino played semi-pro baseball in western Pennsylvania until he became an ambulance driver. In his late 20's he returned to Youngstown State to receive his degree.