Francis Damiani

Francis (Frank) Anthony Damiani

Francis A. Damiani, July 27, 1922. Born in raised in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Frank entered Manhattan College (Ironman Tackle) as a freshman in 1939. He played football and was a member of the Track and Field team carrying a double major in Biology and English. Later he played for the New York Giants in 1944, as a Guard and Tackle. He also played for the First Air Force Aces.

Frank married Ilda Plebani (May 26, 1926 - April 16, 2015) from Hershey, Pennsylvania, on June 12, 1948, and moved to Salem, West Virginia where he was the head football coach of Salem College. They had 4 children - Sharon, Philip, Robert, and Mark. They returned to Carnegie in 1949 before the birth of their first child to open a business "The Sports Center".