Joe Maniaci

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.

Joe Maniaci
Maniaci pictured in The Archive 1949, Saint Louis yearbook
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1914-01-31)January 31, 1914
New York, New York
Died:September 15, 1996(1996-09-15) (aged 82)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Hasbrouck Heights (NJ)
College:Fordham
NFL Draft:1936 / Round: 6 / Pick: 49
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NFL Champion (1940, 1941)
  • 2× NFL All-Star (1940, 1941)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Maniaci grew up in Lodi, New Jersey and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[1]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
Bainbridge Commodores (Independent) (1943–1944)
1943 Bainbridge 7–017
1944 Bainbridge 10–05
Bainbridge: 17–0
Saint Louis Billikens (Missouri Valley Conference) (1948–1949)
1948 Saint Louis 4–70–25th
1949 Saint Louis 2–6–10–3–17th
Saint Louis: 6–13–10–5–1
Total:23–13–1

References
  1. 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 30s without mentioning the town's most celebrated young athletes, the brothers Maniaci, Sam and Joe.... Both were stars at Hasbrouck Heights High School."
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