JOE MiCALI, JR, CLASS OF 1984
Joe “Baba” Micali was a six-letter athlete at Southern from 1981 to 1984. He received two letters for football, two for baseball and two for bowling. He was the first recipient of the Award for Best Lineman of the Thanksgiving Day Football game. He was also a member of the All-Public 1st football team. Joe was Team Co-Captain for Football and Bowling and was named Team Captain and a starter on the Daily News All Public Team. At Southern he also participated for 3 years in the South Philadelphia High School Choir and participant in SPHS shows.
Joe received the South Philly Businessmen’s Athletic Award for 21 Years of Coaching 7 – 12-year-olds Pee Wee Football. He coached over 1,000 young Athletes.
He is a retired retail manager (PetSmart), community leader, and activist. He has been married to Lisa for 33 years, and together they have 3 children: Joseph, Brittany, and Freddy.