Al Paone
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1942 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1960–1963 | Simpson |
| 1965 | Des Moines Warriors |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1966–1968 | Dowling Catholic HS (IA) (assistant) |
| 1969–1970 | Simpson (DC) |
| 1971–1973 | Simpson |
| 1975 | Colorado State (line) |
| 1976 | Colorado State (ends) |
| Baseball | |
| 1969 | Simpson |
| Wrestling | |
| 1966–1969 | Dowling Catholic HS (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–15–3 (college football) 6–12 (college baseball) |
Albert Paone (born c. 1942) is a former American football player and coach of football, baseball, and wrestling. He served as the head football coach at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa from 1971 to 1973, compiling a record of 9–15–3. Paonoe was also the head baseball coach at Simpson for one season, in 1969, tallying a mark of 6–12. He played a single season of professional football for the Des Moines Warriors of the Professional Football League of America.[1]
A native of Alliance, Ohio, Paone graduated from Simpson College in 1966. He was an assistant football coach and head wrestling coach at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa from 1966 until 1969, when he returned to Simpson as defensive coordinator for the football team under head coach John Sullivan.[2] Paone was as an assistant football coach at Colorado State University from 1975 to 1976.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
College football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Redmen (Iowa Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Simpson | 5–4 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Simpson | 2–5–2 | 1–4–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1973 | Simpson | 2–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| Simpson: | 9–15–3 | 6–12–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–15–3 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Al Paone". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Paone Named At Simpson". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. January 18, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Al Paone Resigns At Colorado State". Cedar Rapids Gazette. December 22, 1976. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.
- 1940s births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Colorado State Rams football coaches
- Simpson Storm baseball coaches
- Simpson Storm football coaches
- Simpson Storm football players
- High school football coaches in Iowa
- High school wrestling coaches in the United States
- People from Alliance, Ohio
- Players of American football from Stark County, Ohio