| Joe Avezzano |
Full Name: Joe W. Avezzano
Born: November 17, 1943, Yonkers, N.Y.
Died: April 5, 2012, Milan, Italy
School: Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Florida
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1962 54 C 6-1 205 So Jacksonville 1963 51 C 6-1 223 So-R * Miami 1964 51 G 6-1 223 Jr-R * Miami 1965 51 OG 6-2 229 Sr-R * Miami |
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| Comments |
| Offensive Guard from Miami...big, tough and capable...an excellent pass blocker with good speed...good at pulling to trap and lead sweeps...along with tackle Del Williams, provided tremendous pass protection for Steve Tensi for three years...played one year in the AFL for the Boston Patriots in 1966...Avezzano died on April 5, 2012. |
| Joe Avezzano's Obituary from The Tallahasee Democrat |
| JOE AVEZZANO  Former
Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano, whose wild sideline antics
made him a fan favorite when the Cowboys won three Super Bowls in the
1990s, died Thursday. He was 68.Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple confirmed that Avezzano died in Italy. He had moved to Milan earlier this year to coach an Italian Football League team, the Milan Seamen. That team said on its website that Avezzano died of a heart attack. Attempts to resuscitate Avezzano were unsuccessful, the team said. Avezzano had a 12-year run with the Cowboys and became a popular figure in North Texas. He was the Cowboys' special teams coach from 1990 to 2002, prowling the sidelines as the team won Super Bowls in 1993, '94 and '96. Avezzano was named the NFL's special teams coach of the year three times. Known affectionately in the Dallas area as "Coach Joe," he maintained a high profile after he left the Cowboys when Bill Parcells was hired as head coach in 2003. "There are not many days that go by where we are not sharing a legendary Joe Avezzano story or using a trademark Joe Avezzano expression," Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said. "He was a wonderful friend. We loved him very much, and he will be sorely missed." He spent two seasons as head coach of the Arena Football League's Dallas Desperadoes, which were owned by the family of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. He became a regular on Cowboys-related TV and radio shows in the Dallas market and opened a "Coach Joe's" restaurant in the area. "Joe Avezzano was a very special part of our Dallas Cowboys family and our organization's history," Jones said in a statement released by the team. "No one enjoyed life more than Joe, and no one that I know had a greater appreciation for the people that he loved and the lives that he touched. There was no one else like him." Avezzano also coached special teams for the Oakland Raiders for two years under Norv Turner until Turner was fired after the 2005 season. Avezzano and Turner were on the staff together in Dallas. "Joe Avezzano was a great coach and a super guy," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said. "We are saddened by his loss." In February, Avezzano took over the Seamen. Italians in Dallas threw Avezzano a send-off party before he left, Dallas television station WFAA reported. "I am the long lost heir to the throne," Avezzano joked, according to the station. "They've been looking for me in Italy for years. Now they've found me and I'm going back and I will return to Avezzano. And that's going to be part of my travels." |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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1962 | 0 0 0 0.0- | 0.0- | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1963 8 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1964 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1965 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 28 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1962 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1963 8 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1964 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1965 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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Tot 28 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1963 | GP Off Def
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Sep 20 Miami | 1
Sep 28 Texas Christian | 1
Oct 12 Wake Forest | 1
Oct 19 Southern Mississippi | 1
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 1
Nov 2 Furman | 1
Nov 16 North Carolina State | 1
Nov 23 Auburn | 1
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Tot | 8 0 0
| Starts
1964 | GP Off Def
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Sep 19 Miami | 1 LG
Sep 26 Texas Christian | 1 LG
Oct 3 New Mexico State | 1 LG
Oct 10 Kentucky | 1 LG
Oct 17 Georgia | 1 LG
Oct 24 Virginia Tech | 1 LG
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 1 LG
Nov 7 Houston | 1 LG
Nov 14 North Carolina State | 1 LG
Nov 21 Florida | 1 LG
Jan 2 Oklahoma | 1 LG
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Tot | 11 11 0
| Starts
1965 | GP Off Def
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Sep 25 Texas Christian | 1 RG
Oct 2 Baylor | 1 RG
Oct 9 Kentucky | 1 RG
Oct 16 Georgia | 1 RG
Oct 23 Alabama | 1
Oct 30 Virginia Tech | 1
Nov 6 Wake Forest | 1
Nov 13 North Carolina State | 1
Nov 20 Houston | 1 RG
Nov 27 Florida | 1
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Tot | 10 5 0
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Career Tot | 29 16 0
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Game Statistics |
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| Pro Career |
| Football |
Height: 6-2 Weight: 235 Drafted: 1966, AFL Redshirt Draft, 6th Round Boston Patriots, G Year Abbr Team No Pos 1966 Bos Boston Patriots 50 C |
| Pro Statistics |
| Football |
Offensive Statistics Year Team GP GS ----------------- 1966 Bos 3 1 ----------------- 1 Year 3 1 |