Andrew J. Salata was a professional football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player-coach

Player-coach

A player-coach, in sports, is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. The term can be used to refer to both players who serve as head coaches, or as assistant coaches....

 with the Orange Tornadoes and later the Newark Tornadoes, of the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. In 1930, the Tornadoes moved to Newark

Newark, New Jersey

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 from Orange, New Jersey

Orange, New Jersey

The City of Orange is a city and township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 30,134...

. The team then hired Salata and Jack Fish

Jack Fish

John "Jack" Fish was a professional football coach for the Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League in 1930. In 1930, the Tornadoes moved to Newark from Orange, New Jersey. The team then hired Fish and Andy Salata to serve as co-coaches. Neither man had ever coached in the NFL before....

to serve as co-coaches. Neither man had ever coached in the NFL before. Under the two coaches the Tornadoes were 1-11, to finish last in the league.