John Biolo
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John Robert Biolo Sr. was a guard
in the National Football League
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John died on Feb. 04, 2003 in Fond du Lac, WI.
John captained the undefeated 1938 football team and was named a Little All American.
John is all enshrined in the Lake Forest Athletic Hall of Fame.
Biolo was a member of the Green Bay Packers
during the 1939 NFL season
.
As such, he was a member of the 1939 NFL Champion Packers.
John continued on as a Player / Coach with the Kenosha Cardinals in 1940 & 41.
John joined the US Navy in 1941 and was commissioned an officer. John flew
anti-sub patrols in the canal zone and then received carrier qualification
in fighter - bombers in preparation for the projected invasion of Japan. John
attained the rank of Lieutenant.
After the war, John taught and coached at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI.
In 1951 he moved to West High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin and served as
assistant principal and Head Football Coach, leading his teams to four straight
undefeated seasons. Named the Fox Valley Conference Coach of the Year five times,
he led several teams to the Wisconsin Championships in football and track and
eventually became principal of the school. He was selected to the All
Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin State Coaches Hall of Fame.
Elected to six years on the WIAA Advisory Council, which oversees high school
athletics in Wisconsin, he also served as president of the council.
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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Biography
Biolo was born on February 8, 1916 in Iron Mountain, MichiganIron Mountain, Michigan
Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,154. It is the county seat of Dickinson County, in the state's Upper Peninsula....
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John died on Feb. 04, 2003 in Fond du Lac, WI.
Career
John attended Lake Forest College (1935-38) and lettered in baseball & football.John captained the undefeated 1938 football team and was named a Little All American.
John is all enshrined in the Lake Forest Athletic Hall of Fame.
Biolo was a member of the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
during the 1939 NFL season
1939 NFL season
The 1939 NFL season was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died, and Carl Storck was named to replace him....
.
As such, he was a member of the 1939 NFL Champion Packers.
John continued on as a Player / Coach with the Kenosha Cardinals in 1940 & 41.
John joined the US Navy in 1941 and was commissioned an officer. John flew
anti-sub patrols in the canal zone and then received carrier qualification
in fighter - bombers in preparation for the projected invasion of Japan. John
attained the rank of Lieutenant.
After the war, John taught and coached at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI.
In 1951 he moved to West High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin and served as
assistant principal and Head Football Coach, leading his teams to four straight
undefeated seasons. Named the Fox Valley Conference Coach of the Year five times,
he led several teams to the Wisconsin Championships in football and track and
eventually became principal of the school. He was selected to the All
Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin State Coaches Hall of Fame.
Elected to six years on the WIAA Advisory Council, which oversees high school
athletics in Wisconsin, he also served as president of the council.