John Salavantis is an American former gridiron football coach. He was the 22nd head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1978, and compiling a record of 7–3. Salavantis later workred as an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Currently, Salavantis serves as the radio colour analyst on AM 900 CHML for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.