Joe Maniaci

Joe Maniaci

File:Joe Maniaci.png Maniaci pictured in The Archive 1949, Saint Louis yearbook
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Personal information
Date of birth: (1914-01-31)January 31, 1914
Place of birth: New York, New York
Date of death: September 15, 1996(1996-09-15) (aged 82)
Career information
College: Fordham
NFL Draft: 1936 / Round: 6 / Pick: 49
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
As player: * Brooklyn Dodgers (1936–1938) Chicago Bears (1938–1941)
As coach: * Bainbridge (1943–1944) Saint Louis (1948–1949)
Career highlights and awards
* 2× NFL Champion (1940, 1941) 2× NFL All-Star (1940, 1941)
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Joseph Vincent Maniaci (January 31, 1914 – September 15, 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. 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.

Maniaci grew up in Lodi, New Jersey and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Bainbridge Commodores (Independent) (1943–1944)
1943	Bainbridge	7–0				17
1944	Bainbridge	10–0				5
Bainbridge:		17–0
Saint Louis Billikens (Missouri Valley Conference) (1948–1949)
1948	Saint Louis	4–7	0–2	5th
1949	Saint Louis	2–6–1	0–3–1	7th
Saint Louis:		6–13–1	0–5–1
Total:		23–13–1
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Pro-Football-Reference • Databasefootball.com