Ed Marinaro

Ed Marinaro is a professional American football player, as well as a celebrated actor. Marinaro finished as a runner up to Pat Sullivan for the cherished Heisman Memorial Trophy, a competitive award only awarded to the most outstanding football players for their diligence, hard work and perseverance. Marino followed up his successful sportsmanship career with a career in acting, having a recurring role in Hill Street Blues – a gritty, police drama – playing Officer Joe Coffey.
Marinaro has also starred as a regular cast member on Laverne & Shirley, as well as Sisters – a Golden Globe Award winning soap opera. The actor also played the head football coach on Spike TV’s comedy, Blue Mountain State, which is beloved for it’s raunchy theatrics. Blue Mountain State became a television cult sensation, and is still watched by thousands of fans across the globe today.

The actor and sportsman has also been involved in feature films, such as Circus Island and Lethal Lolita in which Marinaro played a leading role. The actor has also guest starred as himself on shows such as Turner Classic Movies and Ben Mankiewicz of The Young Turks fame on his wraparounds series, to introduce films centered around college football.

Marinaro is known for his huge influence on American football, and his social media presence reflects this – with other eight thousand followers on Twitter alone, Marinaro encourages the future football superstars of the next generation with warmth and wit.