Angelo Coia

Angelo Coia
No. 46, 48
Date of birth	April 21, 1938
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	January 2, 2013 (aged 74)
Place of death	Brigantine, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	End
US college	Citadel; Southern California
AFL draft	1960 / round: 2 / pick: First Selections
Drafted by	New York Titans
NFL draft	1960 / round: 20 / pick: 237
Career history
As player
1960–1963	Chicago Bears
1964–1965	Washington Redskins
1966	Atlanta Falcons
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1963);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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.

Biography

Coia 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 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 (January 4, 2013). "Angelo Coia dies; ex-NFL player and Philadelphia high school star". Philly.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
^ 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."

[1] Fitzpatrick, Frank (January 4, 2013). "Angelo Coia dies; ex-NFL player and Philadelphia high school star". Philly.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

[2] 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."

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