Joe Biscaha


Joseph Daniel Biscaha is an American former professional football player who was an end in the National Football League for the New York Giants in 1959 and in the American Football League for the History of the [New England Patriots|Boston Patriots] in 1960. After signing with the History of the [New York Jets|New York Titans] in 1961, he retired from professional football.
Biscaha played high school football at Pope [Pius XII High School] in Passaic, New Jersey. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders.
Following his career in professional football, he entered the field of education where he served as a teacher of Biology and football coach at Paterson Central, John F. [Kennedy High School (Paterson, New Jersey)|John F. Kennedy High School], Passaic Valley Regional High School, and Bloomfield [High School (New Jersey)|Bloomfield High School]. He also coached in the initial years for the Paterson Catholic High School program in football. His teaching/coaching career continued for 25 years and was highlighted by three New Jersey State Championship seasons, 1975,1979, and 1980, at Passaic Valley and numerous coaching honors. After an eight-year retirement from Education, while working in financial services, he returned to serve ten years as a School Administrator at Passaic County Technical Institute until his retirement in 2005.
Having graduated from the University of Richmond with a BS in biology, he later attained an MA in School Administration in 1966 from Seton Hall University.