Angelo Anthony Coia (April 21, 1938 – January 2, 2013) 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.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."
NFL career statistics Legend Won the NFL championship Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1960 CHI 12 10 25 478 19.1 59 4 1961 CHI 11 4 12 249 20.8 64 3 1962 CHI 9 6 22 361 16.4 71 4 1963 CHI 12 4 11 116 10.5 18 1 1964 WAS 14 13 29 500 17.2 80 5 1965 WAS 13 7 18 240 13.3 45 3 1966 ATL 6 3 4 93 23.3 39 0Career 77 47 121 2,037 16.8 80 20
Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1963 CHI 1 0 1 22 22.0 22 0 Career 1 0 1 22 22.0 22 0
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