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]
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| Position: | End |
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| Born: | May 26, 1918 Long Island City, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | August 12, 1991 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) |
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| College: | Saint Francis (PA) |
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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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
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- ^ "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
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Archie Milano at Find a Grave