Archie Milano
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Position: | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | Long Island City, New York, U.S. | May 26, 1918
Died: | Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | August 12, 1991
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Saint Francis (PA) |
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Archie J. Milano (May 26, 1918 – August 12, 1991) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for one game in 1945 with the Detroit Lions. He attended Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Milano was the head coach for the 1945 Fort Benning Doughboys football team for the first two games of the season, before he was discharged from the Army in October. He was succeeded by Bill Meek.[1][2]
Milano was later head of special services and entertainment at Fort Benning. He died on August 12, 1991, at this home in Columbus, Georgia.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Fort Benning Doughboys (Independent) (1945) | |||||||||
1945 | Fort Benning | 1–1[n 1] | |||||||
Fort Benning: | 1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–1 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Benning Drills May Be Secret—Skymasters' Sunday Foe To Fly Here Thursday". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 26, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Meek To Coach Fort Benning". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. October 13, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Archie Milano". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. August 12, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Archie Milano at Find a Grave
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