Joe Maniaci Explained

Joe Maniaci
Position:Fullback
Number:34, 11
Birth Date:23 January 1914
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:212
High School:Hasbrouck Heights (NJ)
College:Fordham
Draftyear:1936
Draftround:6
Draftpick:49
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Highlights:
Statlabel3:Rushing yards
Statvalue3:1,855
Statlabel4:Rushing average
Statvalue4:4.6
Statlabel5:Receptions
Statvalue5:16
Statlabel6:Receiving yards
Statvalue6:184
Statlabel7:Total touchdowns
Statvalue7:16
Pfr:ManiJo20

Joseph Vincent Maniaci (January 23, 1914 – June 20, 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. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1936 NFL draft.[1] 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 grew up in Lodi, New Jersey and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.[2] 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.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1936 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. 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."
  3. News: . Gridironstar dead at 82 . . . June 22, 1996 . B3 . March 13, 2022 . .
  4. News: . Maniaci, Joseph . . . June 22, 1996 . F14 . March 13, 2022 . .