playing_years cfldraftedpick birth_place coaching_teams article_title import position playing_teams birth_date number college name
1952 -- 1954 1955 los angeles new kensington , pennsylvania winnipeg -lrb- head -rrb- edmonton eskimos -lrb- assistant -rrb- blue bombers -lrb- assistant -rrb- winnipeg blue bombers joe zaleski
 yes quarterback winnipeg blue bombers montreal alouettes 19 march 1927 25 university of dayton joe zaleski
joe zaleski

joseph `` black magic '' zaleski -lrb- born march 19 , 1927 -rrb- is a retired canadian football player and coach .
zaleski was born in new kensington , pennsylvania in 1927 .
he attended the university of dayton from 1948 to 1950 , where he played on the football team as the starting quarterback for two years .
the following years he served two years in the united states marine corps .
after signing with the los angeles rams one season , without appearing in a game , zaleski signed with the winnipeg blue bombers of the western interprovincial football union in 1952 .
he played there for two years as the backup quarterback and a defensive back , where he was regarded for his ball handling abilities .
in 1955 , he then signed with the montreal alouettes , where he played for one season as reserve quarterback .
the following year , in may 1956 , zaleski moved to the ontario rugby football union where he was a player-coach for the sarnia golden bears , remaining there for two years , leaving in 1957 .
in 1958 , zaleski was hired as an assistant coach for his former team , the blue bombers , winning the grey cup in 1959 , 1961 and 1962 .
he remained in this position with winnipeg until 1967 when he was named the team 's head coach , replacing bud grant .
as head coach , he compiled a record of 10 -- 37 -- 1 over three seasons and was eventually fired on november 20 , 1969 .
in 1970 , he was hired as an assistant coach for the edmonton eskimos , a position he retained for two seasons , with him being fired along with another assistant , al benecick , on january 3 , 1972 .
he married louise ann savanyo , of tiltonsville , ohio , around 1952 .
she died in edmonton on november 8 , 2013 .
