He was named National Coach of the Year three times by USA Wrestling, which named him Developmental Coach of the Year in 2005. Greco-Roman World team four times, and was a member of the Olympic coaching staff in 1976, 1980, 1988, and 1992. The New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of Joe DeMeo by inducting him into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He is also a member of Section II Wrestling Hall of Fame, member of NY State Wrestling Hall of Fame, member of NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame, member of Cornell University Wrestling Hall of Fame and member of Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame. Pleasant HS Athletic Hall of Fame, a member of the Schenectady HS Athletic Hall of Fame, a member of the Capital District Sports Hall of Fame. Andy Seras and Shawn Sheldon also became Olympic Team coaches.Ĭoach DeMeo has received many honors. He also produced 4 NCAA Division III champions, and 11 of his former wrestlers made an Olympic team with two Olympic champions, Dave Schultz and Jeff Blatnick.įour of Coach DeMeo's former wrestlers became World Team Coaches: Andy Seras, Shawn Sheldon, Dale Oliver, and Isaac Ramaswamy. At Albany he produced 47 All-Americans and eight times finished in the top ten teams in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. He founded the Adirondack Three-Style Wrestling Association (ATWA) Wrestling club which produced 28 National Champions from the schoolboy, high school, college, and open division tournaments.Īt Stanford and Albany universities, Coach DeMeo's teams won 289 dual meets. He was named National Coach of the Year three times and named USA Wrestling's Developmental Coach of the Year for 2005. Greco-Roman Junior World Team, and 4-time assistant coach for U.S. Greco-Roman Pan Am Team, 2-time head coach of the U.S. Pleasant High School where he was an outstanding wrestler and went on to attend Cornell University where he had a career as a varsity wrestler from 1960-65. He has two children, Michael, 37 and Jay-Seph, 28. He presently resides in nearby Niskayuna. Senior Greco-Roman World Team, 2-time head coach and 2-time assistant coach of the U.S. Joseph DeMeo was born in Schenectady, NY in 1941. He was assistant wrestling coach at Michigan State 1967-1969, head coach at Stanford University 1969-1977, head coach at Albany University 1978-1995, 4-time head coach and 16-time assistant coach of the U.S. He also won a National freestyle championship.įollowing college Joe DeMeo began a long, illustrious coaching career. At Cornell he was a three-time letterman and had two undefeated dual meet seasons and was undefeated against all Ivy League opponents during his career. DeMeo developed a television series called The Neighborhood, set in 1980s Brooklyn, which follows the story of a mob soldier looking to leave behind his life of crime.Joseph DeMeo was born in Schenectady, NY in 1941. In 2016, he directed his first documentary film, Cruisin 86th St., which focused on the story of his neighborhood in the ‘70s, ‘80s and early ‘90s. DeMeo also had a recurring role in the hit television series The Sopranos, in which he played the character Jason Molinaro. He later went on to write, produce, and star in the films: One Deadly Road, Wannabes, Searching for Bobby D, Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn and Back in the Day. His first acting role was in the 1993 film, A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro. He also played the role of Sammy Gravano in the 2018 film Gotti. He is known for his acting roles in Analyze That, First Kill and The Sopranos.
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