Facts: - sport: football - player team: maryland training camp only -rrb- washington redskins -lrb- preseason -rrb- buffalo bills -lrb- - caption: '' joe gardi during his tenure at hofstra '' - death date: june 3 , 2010 -lrb- aged 71 -rrb- - coach team: oratory fr/rc -rrb- maryland -lrb- ol -rrb- maryland -lrb- wr -rrb- preparatory philadelphia bell -lrb- rb/st -rrb- philadelphia bell -lrb- interim hc school -rrb- portland thunder new york jets -lrb- te/st -rrb- new roselle york jets -lrb- lb/st -rrb- new york jets -lrb- dc park -rrb- new york jets -lrb- ahc/dc -rrb- hofstra high school maryland -lrb- - player years: 1956 -- 1959 1960 1961 - coach years: 1964 -- 1973 1974 1975 1975 1976 1977 -- 1980 1981 -- -- 1982 1983 -- 1985 1990 -- 2005 1966 1967 -- 1969 1970 1971 1972 - birth date: c. 1939 - player positions: linebacker , offensive tackle - name: joe gardi - overall record: 119 -- 62 -- 2 - cfbdwid: 841 - image: joe gardi.jpg - birth place: harrison , new jersey - championships: * 2001 atlantic 10 conference co-champions Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe gardi .
Answer:
joseph gardi -lrb- c. 1939 -- june 3 , 2010 -rrb- was an american football coach .he served sixteen years as the head coach for the hofstra university football team .