Angelo Coia
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| Date of birth | April 21, 1938 |
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| Place of birth | Washington Redskins |
| 1966 | Atlanta Falcons |
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Angelo Anthony Coia (April 21, 1938 – January 2, 2013)Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons.
Biography
Coia played
1960 NFL Draft. He attended Northeast Public High School in Philadelphia and was a teammate of future Green Bay Packer 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.
After his NFL career, Coia was a racehorse owner and worked as a scout for the Raiders. Before his death, Coia was a resident of Brigantine, New Jersey.[2]
References
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (4 January 2013). "Angelo Coia dies; ex-NFL player and Philadelphia high school star". Philly.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank. "Angelo Coia dies; ex-NFL player and Philadelphia high school star", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 4, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 5, 2013. Accessed May 23, 2018. "After Mr. Coia retired as a player, he trained and owned racehorses and also coached youth football in the Northeast. Later, he reunited with Davis and worked several years as a Raiders scout. He spent his final years in Brigantine, N.J."