Joe Galat

Joe Galat
General Manager of the BC Lions
In office
August 1, 1986 - 1989
Preceded byBobby Ackles
Succeeded byJoe Kapp
General Manager of the Montreal Concordes
In office
1983 - August 1, 1986
Succeeded byNorm Kimball
Personal details
Born (1939-04-22) April 22, 1939 (age 85)
Painesville, Ohio, US
EducationMiami University
Sports career
SportAmerican football
University teamArizona State Sun Devils
Football career
Career history
As coach
1982-1985Montreal Concordes
1989BC Lions

Joe Galat (born April 22, 1939 in Painesville, Ohio) is a former American football player, coach, general manager, broadcaster, and youth executive.[1] 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, Galat coached in the National Football League as a coach with the New York Giants and Houston Oilers, as well as in Canada. Galat also worked as a national color commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada.[1] He is the president of American Youth Football & Cheer. Established in 1996, the organization currently operates in 50 states and has more than 250,000 documented participants.[2]

  1. ^ a b MySpace.com – UPS Delivery Intercept Challenge Video Contest. Myspace[better source needed]
  2. ^ "AYF – American Youth Football & Cheer". Americanyouthfootball.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.