Joe Spadafino - Private Snapping Lessons - Delaware

Joe Spadafino was a four-year (1981-85) letter winner as offensive lineman and snapper for College Football Hall of Fame Coach - Roy Kidd at Eastern Kentucky University. As a freshman offensive tackle, Spadafino helped the Colonels win the OVC title and advance to the national championship game. During his sophomore season the Colonels went 13-0 for a undefeated season, winning the OVC crown and earning their second national championship. In 1984 Spadafino dominated at his postion and with the tremedous success of the EKU offense, the national media and voters took note. He was chosen first-team All-OVC and third-team Associated Press All-American while serving the team as offensive co-captain. As a senior in 1985, he was a first-team Kodak All-American and second team AP All-American pick at left guard. He was also chosen that season as the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player and Most Valuable Offensive Lineman as EKU closed the season and his career with an impressive 45-21 dismantling of the University of Louisville.

 

A native of Dover, Del., he was selected as the 1985 Delaware College Player of the Year by the Lower Delaware Gridiron Club. He also was the 2006 recipient of the George T. Sargisson Award, the most prestigious award given by the Delaware Recreation and Parks Society for contributions to the field of Parks and Recreation in Delaware. He has also been a member of two national championship softball teams and has been named to four Men's Major Division All-American teams from 1993-2001. He was inducted into the Eastern Kentucky University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.