Joe Faragalli
| Date of birth | April 18, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1991 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1991-1992 | Montreal Machine (OC) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Joe Faragalli (April 18, 1929 – April 10, 2006) was an American
Coaching career
Known affectionately throughout the CFL as "Papa Joe," Faragalli joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1967 as an offensive coach. In 1981, he became head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and was awarded the Annis Stukus Trophy as Coach of the Year; the team, 2–14 in each of the preceding two seasons, finished with a 9–7 record in 1981 (despite this, the team narrowly missed the playoffs). Faragalli was replaced by Reuben Berry in 1983 after Saskatchewan got off to a 1–5 start to the season.
Faragalli's greatest CFL coaching achievement, in 1987, almost never happened. He began that year as coach of the
The Eskimos played in the 1990 Grey Cup game under Faragalli, but lost to Winnipeg. He coached the
During the 1980s and early 1990s, he worked as an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and the WLAF's Montreal Machine. His son Mike also coached in the CFL.
Faragalli died in Narragansett, Rhode Island on April 10, 2006, of heart failure eight days before his 77th birthday and approximately one month before his 50th wedding anniversary.
Head coaching record
CFL
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| SSK | 1981 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4th in West Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | |
| SSK | 1982 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 5th in West Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | |
| SSK | 1983 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 5th in West Division | – | – | (fired) | |
| SSK Total | 16 | 21 | 1 | .377 | 0 West Division Championships |
- | - | 0 Grey Cups | ||
| EDM | 1987 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in West Division | 3 | 0 | Won Grey Cup | |
| EDM | 1988 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 1st in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Finals | |
| EDM | 1989 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1st in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Finals | |
| EDM | 1990 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 2nd in West Division | 2 | 1 | Lost Grey Cup | |
| EDM Total | 46 | 24 | 0 | .657 | 2 West Division Championships |
5 | 3 | 1 Grey Cup | ||
| OTT | 1991 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 3rd in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semi-Finals | |
| OTT Total | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 0 East Division Championships |
0 | 1 | 0 Grey Cups | ||
| Total | 68 | 56 | 1 | .571 | 2 West Division Championships |
5 | 4 | 1 Grey Cup' | ||
References
- ^ Wikipedia and cflapedia