John Lawrence "Ace" Federovitch (June 26, 1917 â January 20, 2003) was an American professional football player and coach. He played professionally as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Chicago Bears, in 1941 and 1946. Federovitch served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, from 1950 to 1952.
Federovitch was the chief assistant coach at Davis & Elkins for three seasons, from 1947 to 1949, under Red Brown before succeeding him as head coach in 1950 when Brown left the school to coach basketball at West Virginia University.