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Joe Valerio is currently a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Insurance Services, a national risk management brokerage and consulting firm. He is also the Founder and President of Gridiron Concepts Ltd., a consulting firm that specializes in creating effective teams. During his six-year career with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, Joe started at every position on the offensive line, including tight end. As an offensive lineman he caught an NFL-record four touchdown passes, three from the legendary Joe Montana.
He also established and maintained a charitable foundation, “Joe Valerio Centers on Kids” benefiting a Kansas City area children’s hospital. In
1995 Joe was nominated for NFL Man of the Year for outstanding community
service. In
addition to his on field efforts, Joe was a sports anchor for Kansas City’s
KMBC Channel 9, and a sports talk show host for KCFX 101.1 FM Radio.
Today, Joe continues his community service in the Philadelphia area as an assistant high school football coach for the Eastern Pennsylvania Champion Garnet Valley Jaguars. He has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the March of Dimes Board of Directors. Joe’s family also acts as an Ambassador Family for the March of Dimes. He was the Vice President of the Ridley Educational Foundation, a non-profit organization that grants funds to teachers for innovative programs at his high school alma mater. He has also served as the Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Football League Retired Players Association. |
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Joe’s active role
in the community included speaking to numerous businesses and service
organizations, as well as over 100 schools on a variety of topics.
While
earning an economics degree from The University of Pennsylvania, Joe received
First Team All-Ivy League and First Team All-American honors.