Joe Spagnolo

Bio

Coach Spagnolo enters his ninth season as Head Football Coach of the Gaels. He graduated from
Iona Prep in 1998, where he was captain and QB of the 1997 football team. He went on to play
QB at the collegiate level at both Siena and Bryant College. He graduated magna cum laude with
a degree in finance from Bryant College in 2002. Since returning to Iona Prep Coach Spagnolo
has led the Gaels to a 73-20 record including 4 AAA Division Titles, 3 CHSFL Championships
(2016 –AA/2021 & 2024 – AAA) and 2 New York State Catholic Championship (2021/2024). The Gael’s
offense under Coach Spagnolo has produced 3 of the top 5 passing seasons in Westchester
County history including the single-season passing record in 2017 (2,774 passing yards) and the
first 2,000 (passing)/1,000 yard (Rushing) QB in NYS history. During his 9-year tenure at Iona
Prep, Coach Spagnolo has sent over 80 student-athletes on to the collegiate level and has
coached 4 NFL players during his coaching career. Prior to accepting the Head Coaching job at
Iona Prep, Coach Spagnolo was the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at
Archbishop Stepinac. During his tenure, Stepinac reached six championship games in ten years
including back-to-back CHSFL AAA Championships in 2014 and 2015. Coach Spagnolo currently resides in Eastchester with his wife Laura, son
JT and daughters Ava and Mia.