Aldo T. "Buff" Donelli

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Following a legendary coach can be challenging, but Aldo T. Buff Donelli was always up for a challenge. NamedColumbia s head football coach in 1957 after the retirement of Lou Little, Buff Donelli arrived at Columbia with an already impressive resume. Donelli was an accomplished soccer player, who represented the United States in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal against Italy. He was also the first man to coach both an NFL and college team at the same time, helming the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Duquesne Dukes simultaneously in 1941, after the resignation of Steelers coach Bert Bell. But it was as a college football head coach where Buff was often at his best. A tremendous leader of young men, Donelli led Boston University into thenation s top ten before coming to Columbia.Once in New York, he set out on a course to build a winner. And his first true recruiting class, the Class of 1962, would be one ofColumbia s very best.After three rebuilding seasons,

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