title: Joe Begala
text: # Joe Begala
  
  Joseph W. Begala (March 4, 1906 – April 24, 1978) was an American college football and collegiate wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio from 1933 to 1934, compiling a record of 4–5–6. He also served as Kent State's wrestling coach, amassing a dual match record of 307–69–5. Begala died on April 24, 1978, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### Football
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kent State Golden Flashes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1933–1934) ||||||
  | 1933 | Kent State | 2–2–3 | 2–2–3 | T–9th |
  | 1934 | Kent State | 2–3–3 | 2–3–3 | 11th |
  | Kent State: | Kent State: | 4–5–6 | 4–5–6 | |
  | Total: | Total: | 4–5–6 | | |
  