University of Dayton Athletics

Lou Loncar was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 28, 1967. At the University of Dayton, Lou walked onto the football team in 1986 and played football all 4 years of college until 1989. Lou was a team captain and started at defensive tackle for the Coach Mike Kelly lead 1989 Division-III National Championship team. After the 1989 season, Lou was named an All-American. While at Dayton, Lou earned his degree from the School of Business. 

After Dayton, Lou started a home construction business in 1995. In 2008, Lou became the Head Football Coach for Kirtland Middle School’s 7th grade team. Lou is survived by his wife Vickie and 3 sons, Ryan, Owen, and Louie after passing away in his Kirtland, Ohio home on April 3, 2009 at the age of 41.