| Joe Maniaci | |
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Maniaci pictured in The Archive 1949, Saint Louis yearbook Maniaci pictured in The Archive 1949, Saint Louis yearbook | |
| Born |
January 31, 1914 New York, New York |
| Died | September 15, 1996 (aged 82) |
Joseph Vincent Maniaci (January 31, 1914 – September 15, 1996) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Fordham University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Bears. Maniaci served as the head football coach at Saint Louis University from 1948 to 1949, compiling a record of 6–13–1. The school dropped its varsity football program after the 1949 season.
Maniaci grew up in Lodi, New Jersey and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Saint Louis Billikens (Missouri Valley Conference) (1948–1949) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Saint Louis | 4–7 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1949 | Saint Louis | 2–6–1 | 0–3–1 | 7th | |||||
| Saint Louis: | 6–13–1 | 0–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–13–1 | ||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Maglionico, Artie. The Brothers Maniaci: football greats Lodi History Highlights, Lodi Public Library, August 2008. Accessed May 13, 2016. "You can't reminisce about Lodi sports in the 30's without mentioning the town's most celebrated young athletes, the brothers Maniaci, Sam and Joe.... Both were stars at Hasbrouck Heights High School."
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Pro-Football-Reference • Databasefootball.com
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