Philadelphia Eagle alumnus Joe Pagliei has released his debut book, titled Joe Pagliei: The Roast Master. A real-life Zelig, Joe’s story begins during the Depression Era, in a humble steel-mining town in Western Pennsylvania where he lived under the same roof as the local neighborhood numbers runner.
From that colorful beginning, Joe went on to live a life in which he was constantly a central figure among remarkable, eccentric characters, from wise-guys to Rat Pack-ers, and from Hall of Fame athletes to top-billed entertainers. Now, Joe Pagliei has combined his remarkable stories with his natural-born talent for being everyone’s buddy to weave a compelling, hilarious, and heart-warming narrative that covers much of the “back nine” of the 20th century.
