Joe “Jazz” Diminick

Written by: EasternPAFootball.com Staff on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014. Follow EasternPAFootball.com Staff on Twitter.

Contribution from Jimmy Doyle

He was an outstanding player at Kulpmont High School and Boston College (Honorable mention All American at B.C. in both 1948 and 1949)

Thirty-one years as a head coach at Mount Carmel- 267-81-7. Best years 1966-1973: 84-9.
His Mount Carmel teams had five perfect seasons, 3 Eastern Conference titles, Five Eastern Conference Southern Division championships and three Susquehanna Valley League championships.

When he retired in 1992 he was the state’s winningest coach

Also coached at Levittown, NJ, Susquenita, and Coal Township. Overall career record: 290-96-7.

All six of his sons starred at Mount Carmel and earned college scholarships:

Gary- Notre Dame

Ken- Villanova

Joe- Penn State

Ed- Penn State

John- Lafayette

Mike- Duke

His sons at Mount Carmel combined for 10,956 rushing yards and 212 touchdowns

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One Response to “Joe “Jazz” Diminick”

1. Ken '87 says:
   July 3rd, 2014 at 5:22 pm

   R.I.P. Coach…. Your name is synonymous with coal region football and put MCA on the HS gridiron map. The man, the myth, the legacy…and, “All that Jazz….”. Prayers to the Diminick family.