Joseph Thomas Pannunzio was born on July 4, 1959, and is an American football coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is a former player and executive.
He served as head football coach at Murray State University (MSU) from 2000 to 2005, compiling an overall record of 30–37.
Joe Pannunzio returned to Alabama in 2017 and begins his second year on head coach Nick Saban’s staff. Pannunzio will coach the Crimson Tide’s running backs in 2018 after serving as the special team coordinator and tight ends coach in 2017. He also spent four years with the program as the director of football operations from 2011-14.
He inherits an outstanding group of running backs in 2018 led by the return of senior Damien Harris who is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Joining Harris are junior Josh Jacobs and sophomores Najee Harris and Brian Robinson.
Pannunzio, who coached the tight ends in 2017, developed a versatile group led by Hale Hentges and Irv Smith Jr. who stepped to the forefront after Miller Forristall was lost for the season with a knee injury. Smith led all tight ends with 14 catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns while Hentges added seven catches for 75 yards and three scores.
Joe Pannunzio Wife: Who Is Rita Pannunzio?
He and his wife, Rita, have two daughters, Angela Brown and Nico Segura, and a son, Mario. They have two grandsons, Michael Jo and Paul Mason Brown, and son-in-laws Michael Brown and Jason Segura.