About Joe Maniaci
Lived 1914 – 1996 (aged 82). Joe Maniaci was an American american football player.
Joseph Vincent Maniaci (January 23, 1914 – June 20, 1996) was an American professional 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. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1936 NFL draft with the 49th overall pick. 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.
Biography Maniaci was featured on the cover of the program for the November 5. 1939, Bears game against the Packers.
Maniaci grew up in Lodi, New Jersey and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Maniaci died on June 20, 1996, at his home in Windsor, Ontario.
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Who was Joe Maniaci?
American football player and coach (1914-1996)
When was Joe Maniaci born?
Joe Maniaci was born on 31 January 1914 in New York City.
When did Joe Maniaci die?
Joe Maniaci died on 15 September 1996.
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Joe Maniaci was an american football player.
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Joe Maniaci was American.
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