Baptiste Manzini

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**Baptiste Manzini**
Personal information
No. 44
Center
Date of birth: (1920-08-27)August 27, 1920
Place of birth: Treveskyn, Pennsylvania
Date of death: May 9, 2008(2008-05-09) (aged 87)
Place of death: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Career information
College: Saint Vincent
NFL Draft: 1943 / Round: 21 / Pick: 192
No regular season or postseason appearances



Career history
*Philadelphia Eagles ( 1944– 1945) Detroit Lions ( 1948) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1948)
Career highlights and awards

Games	23
Interceptions	1
Fumbles recovered	2
Stats at NFL.com

Baptiste John "Bap" Manzini (August 27, 1920 – May 9, 2008) was a professional American football center and high school football coach.

Manzini was born August 27, 1920 in Treveskyn, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint Vincent College, where he was an all-state center. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Air Force. He played in three seasons in the National Football League, 1944 and 1945 for the Philadelphia Eagles and 1948, one game for the Detroit Lions and three games again for the Eagles. When his playing career ended, he coached high school football in Pennsylvania for 30 years at the former Bellmar High School and at Thomas Jefferson High School. Overall, his record was 203–74–8.

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Biography portal

Obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 12, 2008.
Baptiste Manzini at Find a Grave

v · d · eSaint Vincent Bearcats head football coaches

Marion Cleary (1923) Jake Bohren (1924–1925) Clem Crowe (1926–1931) Red Edwards (1932–1945) No team (1943–1944) Red Edwards (1946) Baptiste Manzini (1947) Al DeLuca (1948–1962) No team (1963–2006) Bob Colbert (2007– )

Philadelphia Eagles 1948 NFL Champions

v · d · ePhiladelphia Eagles 1943 NFL Draft selections

Joe Muha Lamar Davis Monk Gafford Bob Kennedy Al Wistert Bruno Banducci Walt Harrison Bruce Alford Rocco Canale Zuehl Conoly John Billman Jack Donaldson Bill Erickson George Weeks Russ Craft Paul Darling Walt Gorinski Bob Friedman Johnny Bezemes Chet Mutryn Baptiste Manzini Bernie Gillespie Jay Lawhon Vince Zachem Joe Schwarting Bob Neff Art Macioszczyk Jim Arata Wally Scott Stan Jaworowski

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Baptiste Manzini

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