Joe Begala

{{Short description|American football and wrestling coach}}

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| name = Joe Begala

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|3|4}}

| birth_place = Struthers, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|4|24|1906|3|4}}

| death_place = Ravenna, Ohio, U.S.

| alma_mater = Ohio University

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1933–1934

| coach_team2 = Kent State

| coach_sport3 = Wrestling

| coach_years4 = 1929–1972

| coach_team4 = Kent State

| overall_record = 4–5–6 (football)
307–69–5 (wrestling duals)

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Joseph W. Begala (March 4, 1906 – April 24, 1978) was an American college football and collegiate wrestling coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.library.kent.edu/joseph-w-begala-papers-faculty-physical-education|title=Joseph Begala|publisher=Joseph W. Begala Faculty Papers|access-date=July 10, 2018}} He served as the head football coach at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio from 1933 to 1934, compiling a record of 4–5–6.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/hof.aspx?hof=23|title=Joseph Begala|publisher=MAC Hall of Fame|access-date=July 10, 2018}} He also served as Kent State's wrestling coach, amassing a dual match record of 307–69–5.{{cite news|url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/cgi-bin/kentstate?a=d&d=dks19660211-01.2.21|title=Joe Begala Continues 37-Year Success Winninest Coach Has 268 Victories|work=Daily Kent Stater|date=February 11, 1966|access-date=July 21, 2018}} Begala died on April 24, 1978, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio.{{cite news |author= |title=Had best wrestling record in college history—Ex-Kent State coach Begala dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23890617/the_akron_beacon_journal/ |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |date=April 25, 1978 |page=27 |access-date=September 19, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}