Bio

Coach Pappagallo will serve as the Offensive Coordinator for the 2024 season and will coach the quarterbacks.

The last two years coach took some time to mentor some of his former players as they took over the Malden High School football program.

Coach served as the Ram’s Defensive Coordinator during the 2021 championship season. Framingham State ranked 7th in the country in overall defense and featured MASCAC defensive player of the year Josh Onujiogu who is now a member of the Seattle Seahawks.

Coach Pap was the Offensive Coordinator and running backs coach for Curry College between 2016 & 2020. The Colonels consistently finished near the top of the Commonwealth Coast Conference in many offensive categories and featured multiple all league/conference players.   

Prior to working with the Colonels, Pappagallo spent seven years as the Head Coach at Malden High School. Coach Pappagallo won the New England Patriots “Coach of the Week” Award two years in a row, was featured on the nationally televised Thursday Night NFL Game of the Week and won the Division 1 Coach of the Year Award in 2015.

Pappagallo coached the defensive line at FSU and was also the kickoff return coordinator in 2008. The Rams were ranked second in the NEFC in kickoff return yardage.

Coach Pappagallo was the Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach for Mount Ida in 2007 leading the Mustangs to over 30 points a game.

In 2006, Coach Pap joined the staff at Stonehill College and coached the wide receivers.

Pappagallo’s coaching career began with Malden Pop Warner starting in 1994 where he was both a coach and board member. He moved on to become the Head Freshman coach at Malden Catholic in 1999 and then coached both freshman & JV for the Golden Tornadoes of Malden high school before stepping up to become the Offensive coordinator for Malden’s 2004 & 2005 Varsity campaigns.

Coach resides in Malden, Ma. where he lives with his wife Clare of 43 years. He has 3 sons - J.D. FSU 2007, Anthony FSU 2011 team Captain and Dominic. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired after a 27 year government service career. Coach Pap played his prep football in Miami Dade County as a slot receiver for Hialeah High School.