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'''George Catavolos''' (born May 8, 1945 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]), is an American football coach. He was a three-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] at [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] and was the Boilermakers' co-captain during the team's 1967 [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] Championship season; his last-second interception of an attempted two-point conversion locked up the victory for the Boilermakers. He began coaching at Purdue in 1967 and spent 17 years in college coaching. He has coached in the National Football League for 28 seasons with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] for 11 years, the [[Carolina Panthers]], the [[Washington Redskins]], and the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=1731727 ESPN: February 10, 2004 "Mariucci adds sixth assistant to complete staff" Accessed October 16, 2008</ref>
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'''George Catavolos''' (born May 8, 1945 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]), is the current [[Defensive Backs Coach|defensive backs coach]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/george-catavolos/9152e83a-d152-4a18-aaa7-317ed4942ba6 Buffalo Bills Coach Bio</ref> He was a three-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] at [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] and was the Boilermakers' co-captain during the team's 1967 [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] Championship season. He began coaching at Purdue in 1967 and spent 17 years in college coaching. He has coached in the National Football League with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] for 11 years, the [[Carolina Panthers]], and the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=1731727 ESPN: February 10, 2004 "Mariucci adds sixth assistant to complete staff" Accessed October 16, 2008</ref>
 
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George Catavolos (born May 8, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American football coach. He was a three-year letterman at Purdue and was the Boilermakers' co-captain during the team's 1967 Rose Bowl Championship season; his last-second interception of an attempted two-point conversion locked up the victory for the Boilermakers. He began coaching at Purdue in 1967 and spent 17 years in college coaching. He has coached in the National Football League for 28 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts for 11 years, the Carolina Panthers, the Washington Redskins, and the Buffalo Bills.[1]

Coaching Career

References

  1. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=1731727 ESPN: February 10, 2004 "Mariucci adds sixth assistant to complete staff" Accessed October 16, 2008

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