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Angelo Coia

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Angelo Coia
No. 46, 48
Date of birth(1938-04-21)April 21, 1938
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of deathJanuary 2, 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 74)
Place of deathBrigantine, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s)End
US collegeCitadel
Southern California
NFL draft1960 / round: 20 / pick: 237
Career history
As player
1960–1963Chicago Bears
1964–1965Washington Redskins
1966Atlanta Falcons
Career stats

Angelo Anthony Coia (April 21, 1938 – January 2, 2013)[1] was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, the Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) and The Citadel and was selected 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.

References

  1. ^ Frank Fitzpatrick. "Angelo Coia dies; ex-NFL player and Philadelphia high school star". Philly.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.