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Joe Conlin is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Fordham University. He previously served as an assistant football coach at Yale University, Harvard University, the University of New Hampshire, and West Virginia University Institute of Technology; he won two Ivy League titles as an assistant coach. Conlin played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he played defensive tackle. Conlin was named head football coach at Fordham University on December 22, 2017.
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- ↑ "Bill Conlin". Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Representative Bill Conlin (D)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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