Joe Paoloni
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- Class Year:
- 1972
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- Induction Year:
- 2025
Bio
From Hall of Honor press release dated July 11, 2025:
Joe Paoloni was a stalwart offensive lineman for Wittenberg Football on some of the best teams in program history. Paoloni was a three-year letterwinner for the Tigers, and he earned first-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) honors for his performance in the 1970 and 1971 seasons. A team captain in 1971, Paoloni was further honored following that season with first-team All-America honors from an organization known as Churchmen’s and first-team All-America from Lutheran Brotherhood. During his career, the Tigers posted records of 30-7 overall and 14-4 in the OAC and claimed a pair of league titles, in addition to staking claim to the 1969 national championship. Paoloni, who joins his brother, John, as a Wittenberg Athletics Hall of Honor inductee, is a native of Kent, Ohio. He currently resides in his hometown.