- Joe Faragalli
Joe Faragalli (
April 18 1929 inPhiladelphia –April 10 2006 ) was a CFL coach.Faragalli played Guard at
Villanova University from 1950-1953, and was the team captain all four years. He was drafted by theChicago Bears in the 12th round (138 overall pick) of the1954 NFL Draft . He served four years inGermany with theUnited States Army and went on to coach college football in theUnited States . In 1967, he joined theWinnipeg Blue Bombers as an offensive coach. In 1981, he became head coach for theSaskatchewan Roughriders and was awarded theAnnis Stukus Trophy as Coach of the Year in that year. In 1987, he led theEdmonton Eskimos to aGrey Cup win; the Eskimos played in the 1990 Grey Cup game under Faragalli but lost to Winnipeg. He also coached theMontreal Alouettes andOttawa Rough Riders . During the 1980s, he worked as an assistant coach with theCincinnati Bengals ,Houston Oilers andBuffalo Bills . His son Mike also coached in the CFL.He died in Narragansett,
Rhode Island on April 10, 2006 of heart failure only one week before his 76th birthday and approximately one month before his 50th anniversary.
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