Mr. Protiva was born in Amory, Miss. He coached football at Kirksville State Teachers College in Missouri and in Hannibal, Mo., before moving to Tampa in 1938. He worked for the Tampa Coca Cola Bottling Co. for 32 years. He was a member and former president of the Kiwanis Club of Tampa, former president of the Plant High School Dads Club, former member of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla.

Survivors include: daughters Harriet Bunn Foster of Germantown, Frances Protiva Kruse, Odessa, Fla.; sons-in-law Hensley Foster and Jess Kruse; grandchildren Tucker and Chris Kruse of Tampa, Fla., Mark Foster of Odessa, Fla., Bunny Bauernfeind of Germantown, Nancy Carr of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; great-grandchildren Jessi, Collin and Kyle Kruse of Tampa, Fla., Brian, David and Andrew Bauernfeind of Germantown, Joey, Lauryn and Marky Foster of Odessa, Fla. and Dylan Carr of Highland Ranch, Colo.

Further survived by other relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Willow Springs Scholarship Fund, Willow Springs High School, Willow Springs, MO 65793.