Joe Galat
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Joe Galat was born in Painesville, Ohio
and has extensive experience in professional football as a player, coach, general manager, broadcaster, and youth executive. He is best known as a former college and professional football coach who starred at Miami University
(Ohio) as a player. In addition to an extensive college coaching career, Joe has coached in the National Football League
as a coach with the New York Giants
and Houston Oilers, as well as in Canada. Joe Galat also worked as a national color commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC) in Canada. He is the president of American Youth Football
& Cheer. Established in 1996, the organization currently operates in 44 states and has more than 250,000 documented participants.
’ remains today a member of the Mid-American Conference
. Joe Galat was inducted to the Miami Redhawks Hall of Fame. After graduation in 1962 Galat’s football apprenticing would continue under the legendary coaching trio of Bo Schembechler
, Carmen Cozza
, and John McVay
(Vice-President of the San Francisco 49ers
who collaborated with 49ers head coach Bill Walsh in one of the most successful dynasties in NFL history) tallying five Super Bowl victories.
Joe Galat was hired by George Allen (American football coach) NFL Hall of Fame Coach to rebuild the Montreal Alouettes
. The team under Nelson Skalbania
had traded away their Canadian players for the rights to NFL free agents. The following year the NFL players returned to the USA leaving the team without US or Canadian Talent.
After a tour as an assistant coach in the NCAA at Yale University
, Miami University
, University of Kentucky
and for the NFL’s New York Giants and Houston Oilers, the Painesville native was hired as Head Coach and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes
in the Canadian Football League
by then owner George Allen. In the hockey crazed province of Quebec
Galat hired the first French Canadian coach in CFL history, Mr. Jacques Dussault. Galat and Dussault initiated clinics to teach and motivate the game of football in the province of Quebec.
Galat is most noted for compiling a quality football staff in Montreal. His staff went on to capture six Grey Cup
Championships. Wally Buono
has 3 Grey Cup wins and is the winningest coach in CFL history. Eric Tillman has 2 Grey Cup wins while Dave Ritchie (football coach) has 1 Grey Cup win. Two others on Galat's staff, Chris Palmer (American football) was head coach of the Cleveland Browns and was also the Offensive Coach for the New York Giants Super Bowl Champions. Tom Rossley
served as Offensive Coordinator with the Green Bay Packers
.
Joe Galat was inducted into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002
While returning to Montreal for his Daughter’s admission to McGill University
in 1999, Galat was asked by John Gilman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of FieldTurf
, to help introduce the upstart company called FieldTurf, a replication of a grass sports field. Galat called on many NFL and Major College football coaches and general managers. The results of independent research proved that FieldTurf was a safer and more durable surface than a good natural grass field. In addition to his Presidential duties with American Youth Football, Joe Galat currently holds the title of Vice-President of Sales at FieldTurf Tarkett.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
and has extensive experience in professional football as a player, coach, general manager, broadcaster, and youth executive. He is best known as a former college and professional football coach who starred at Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
(Ohio) as a player. In addition to an extensive college coaching career, Joe has coached in 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...
as a coach with the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Houston Oilers, as well as in Canada. Joe Galat also worked as a national color commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(CBC) in Canada. He is the president of American Youth Football
American Youth Football
American Youth Football was established in 1996, as an international youth football organization that promotes the development of youth through their association with adult leaders in the sport of American football. Rules and regulations are established to ensure that players are in a safe...
& Cheer. Established in 1996, the organization currently operates in 44 states and has more than 250,000 documented participants.
Playing and coaching career
After playing for Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio, Joe Galat attended Miami University (Ohio) where he captained both the Miami Redskins football and wrestling teams. The university known as the ‘Cradle of CoachesCradle of Coaches
The Cradle of Coaches is a nickname given to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for producing star football coaches including Earl Blaik, Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Bill Arnsparger, George Little, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler, John Pont, Carmen Cozza, Bill Mallory, Jim...
’ remains today a member of the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
. Joe Galat was inducted to the Miami Redhawks Hall of Fame. After graduation in 1962 Galat’s football apprenticing would continue under the legendary coaching trio of Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler
Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Jr. was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234–65–8...
, Carmen Cozza
Carmen Cozza
Carmen Louis "Carm" Cozza is a former American football and baseball player and coach of football. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1965 to 1996, winning ten Ivy League championships and compiling a record of 179–119–5. Cozza was named UPI New England...
, and John McVay
John McVay
John McVay is a former American football coach who rose through the coaching ranks from high school, through the college level, and to the NFL...
(Vice-President of the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
who collaborated with 49ers head coach Bill Walsh in one of the most successful dynasties in NFL history) tallying five Super Bowl victories.
Joe Galat was hired by George Allen (American football coach) NFL Hall of Fame Coach to rebuild the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
. The team under Nelson Skalbania
Nelson Skalbania
Nelson M. Skalbania is a Canadian businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia best known for signing a 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky to the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association....
had traded away their Canadian players for the rights to NFL free agents. The following year the NFL players returned to the USA leaving the team without US or Canadian Talent.
After a tour as an assistant coach in the NCAA at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
, University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
and for the NFL’s New York Giants and Houston Oilers, the Painesville native was hired as Head Coach and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
by then owner George Allen. In the hockey crazed province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
Galat hired the first French Canadian coach in CFL history, Mr. Jacques Dussault. Galat and Dussault initiated clinics to teach and motivate the game of football in the province of Quebec.
Galat is most noted for compiling a quality football staff in Montreal. His staff went on to capture six Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
Championships. Wally Buono
Wally Buono
Pasquale "Wally" Buono is the head coach, general manager and alternate governor of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful coaches in league history. He is in his 19th year of coaching, previously as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and currently with the...
has 3 Grey Cup wins and is the winningest coach in CFL history. Eric Tillman has 2 Grey Cup wins while Dave Ritchie (football coach) has 1 Grey Cup win. Two others on Galat's staff, Chris Palmer (American football) was head coach of the Cleveland Browns and was also the Offensive Coach for the New York Giants Super Bowl Champions. Tom Rossley
Tom Rossley
Tom Rossley is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the senior assistant and quarterbacks coach for the Texas A&M Aggies football team, a position he has held since the 2008 season...
served as Offensive Coordinator with the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
.
Joe Galat was inducted into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002
Giving back
With his time spent coaching and managing professional and college football teams, Galat volunteered some of his time to attend youth football league functions. When he became president of American Youth Football, Galat’s strategy became simple: change the rules and traditions of the game creating unlimited weight divisions and restrict older kids from playing younger age kids. The National Football League works with AYF as a National Youth Football on making the game better for the kids. New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss is also giving back to the game as a spokesperson for AYF.While returning to Montreal for his Daughter’s admission to McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1999, Galat was asked by John Gilman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of FieldTurf
FieldTurf
FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surface. It is manufactured and installed by the FieldTurf Tarkett division of Tarkett Inc., based in Calhoun, Georgia, USA. In the late 1990s, the artificial surface changed the industry with a design intended to replicate real grass...
, to help introduce the upstart company called FieldTurf, a replication of a grass sports field. Galat called on many NFL and Major College football coaches and general managers. The results of independent research proved that FieldTurf was a safer and more durable surface than a good natural grass field. In addition to his Presidential duties with American Youth Football, Joe Galat currently holds the title of Vice-President of Sales at FieldTurf Tarkett.
CFL coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | MON Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
1982 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 4th in East Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
1983 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .333 | 4th in East Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | ||
| MON Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
1984 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .400 | 3th in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semifinals | ||
| MON Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
1985 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 1st in East Division | 2 | 1 | Lost in Eastern Conference Finals | ||
| BC BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
1989 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4th in West Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs |