Joe Zeno

NFLretired


position=Guard
number=27
birthdate=June 14, 1919
Brooklyn, New York
deathdate=death date and age|1992|01|08|1919|06|14
debutyear=1942
finalyear=1947
draftyear=1942
draftround=5
draftpick=36
college=Holy Cross
teams=
* Washington Redskins (1942-1944)
* Boston Yanks (1946-1947)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=42
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=21
stat3label=Interceptions
stat3value=1
nfl=ZEN622932
highlights=
* Pro Bowl selection (1942)

Joseph H. Zeno (June 14, 1919 – January 8, 1992) was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Boston Yanks.

Early life

Zeno was born in Brooklyn, New York and played high school football at Waltham High School in Waltham, Massachusetts. He then went on to play college football at the College of the Holy Cross.

NFL career

Zeno was drafted in the fifth round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played until 1945. He then played for two more seasons with the Boston Yanks.

Coaching

Zeno was head coach of the Santa Paula High School football team for 15 years. [cite web | work=Santa Paula Times | url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/7208/Cardinals_coached_by_Joe_Zeno_for_15_great_years_in_the_60s_and_70s.html | title=Cardinals coached by Joe Zeno for 15 great years in the 60s and 70s | accessdate=2008-02-11]

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