Angelo Coia

End, American football player

1938 – 2013

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Who was Angelo Coia?

Angelo Anthony Coia born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a former American football end in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Southern California and the Citadel and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1960 NFL Draft. He attended Northeast Public High School in Philadelphia and was a teammate of Herb Adderley there. At Northeast Coia starred as a football player at halfback and with Adderley helped lead the team to the 1955 Public League Championship. He also was the city sprint champion at 220 yards in track.

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Born
Apr 21, 1938
Philadelphia
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Southern California
  • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Lived in
  • Philadelphia
Died
Jan 2, 2013

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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