Joseph Louis Scannella was an American football coach.
17 Facts About Joe Scannella
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Joe Scannella was born on May 22,1928, in Passaic, New Jersey, to Anthony and Jenny Joe Scannella.
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Joe Scannella played quarterback at Lehigh University from 1947 to 1949 before coaching.
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Joe Scannella began his coaching career as an assistant at Clifton High School in Clifton, New Jersey.
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Joe Scannella was the Sailors head coach from 1955 to 1959 before becoming the ends coach at Cornell University.
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Joe Scannella left Cornell after one season to become head coach at Baldwin High School.
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Joe Scannella left in 1968 to take a front-office job with the New York Giants.
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Joe Scannella was hired by Holy Cross in February 1969 to serve as the Crusaders offensive coordinator but resigned a week later to become offensive backfield coach for the Montreal Alouettes.
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Joe Scannella was a member of the coaching staff in 1976 when the Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI.
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Joe Scannella left the Raiders to become head coach of the Montreal Alouettes.
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Joe Scannella coached the Alouettes from 1978 to 1981, with his Alouettes appearing in the 66th and 67th Grey Cups, losing both.
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Joe Scannella was Sam Rutigliano's running backs coach in Cleveland from 1982 to 1983 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 1984.
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Joe Scannella was not retained by the new head coach Marty Schottenheimer following the 1984 season.
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In 1987, Joe Scannella returned to the Raiders, who had by this time moved to Los Angeles, this time as the team's offensive backfield coach.
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Joe Scannella served as a scout for the Indianapolis Colts during the 2000s.
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Joe Scannella died on May 3,2018, in Walnut Creek, California, three weeks short of his 90th birthday.
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Joe Scannella is survived by his wife, Lillian Scannella, his 4 children, his grandchildren, and his sister, Marylin Trauth.