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Luby DiMeolo

Luby DiMeolo
Date of birth (1903-10-27)October 27, 1903
Place of birth Youngstown, Ohio
Date of death June 17, 1966(1966-06-17) (aged 62)
Place of death Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s) Head coach
College Pittsburgh
High school Bellefonte Academy
Career history
As coach
1930–1933 NYU (assistant)
1934 Pittsburgh Pirates
1935 Westminster (PA) (assistant)
1937 Carnegie Tech (assistant)
Career stats
Military career
Allegiance United States United States
Service/branch United States Navy seal U.S. Navy
Rank US-O4 insignia.svg Lt. Commander
Battles/wars World War II

Albert A. "Luby" DiMeolo (October 27, 1903 – June 17, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He was the second ever head coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates (later renamed the Steelers) of the National Football League. He coached the Pirates during their second season of 1934. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, but lived nearly his entire life in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, just west of Pittsburgh.

DiMeolo was a guard and captain on the 1929 University of Pittsburgh team that was undefeated before losing in the 1930 Rose Bowl to USC. Upon graduating from Pittsburgh, DiMeolo served as offensive line coach at New York University under head coach Chick Meehan and later Howard Cann.

When the Pittsburgh Pirates joined the NFL in 1933, DiMeolo was rumored to be the leading candidate to become the team's initial player-coach. He was passed over for the job in favor of Jap Douds, who lasted just a single season as the team's coach. DiMeolo replaced Douds for the team's second season. He led the Pirates to a disappointing 2–10 record in his first season, after which he was dismissed.


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