Joe Palmisano
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Joe Palmisano is a former American football
player and coach in the United States
. He served as the head football coach at Malone College
from 1993 to 1994, compiling a record of 9–9–1.
at Iowa State University
in Ames, Iowa
from 1972 until 1975, and graduated with a B.A. in 1976.
and he held that position for two seasons, from 1993 until 1994. His career coaching record at Malone was 9 wins, 9 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him fifth at Malone in total wins and third at Malone in winning percentage.
, he was recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach in 1995 and 1996, defensive secondary head coach in 1997, and in 1998 became the team's defensive coordinator
where he remained until the conclusion of the 2000 season. He later became a sports broadcaster for the college football games.
Palmisano later became an assistant coach with the Canton Legends
of the American Indoor Football League
.
.
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 and coach in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He served as the head football coach at Malone College
Malone College
Malone College may refer to:*Malone College in Belfast, Northern Ireland*Malone University, formerly Malone College, in Canton, Ohio, USA....
from 1993 to 1994, compiling a record of 9–9–1.
Playing career
Palmisano played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
in Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
from 1972 until 1975, and graduated with a B.A. in 1976.
Malone College
Palmisano was the first head football coach for the Malone Pioneers located in Canton, OhioCanton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and he held that position for two seasons, from 1993 until 1994. His career coaching record at Malone was 9 wins, 9 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him fifth at Malone in total wins and third at Malone in winning percentage.
Other coaching positions
Palmisano worked at several other coaching positions in football. At the University of AkronUniversity of Akron
The University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of...
, he was recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach in 1995 and 1996, defensive secondary head coach in 1997, and in 1998 became the team's defensive coordinator
Defensive coordinator
A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
where he remained until the conclusion of the 2000 season. He later became a sports broadcaster for the college football games.
Palmisano later became an assistant coach with the Canton Legends
Canton Legends
The Canton Legends was a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football...
of the American Indoor Football League
American Indoor Football League
American Indoor Football is a professional indoor football league that has gone through various incarnations since 2005.The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the East Coast of the United States in 2005; after a rapid, and largely failed, expansion effort in 2006, most of the...
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Broadcasting career
Palmisano now co-hosts Saturday mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with Stephanie Jackson the talk show on News-Talk 1480 WHBC in Canton, OhioCanton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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