Al Giordano and the Tigers celebrate after Caldwell County's upset win at Mayfield in the 1985 season finale.
A former Caldwell County coach is included in the Ohio Valley Conference’s 75th Anniversary Football Team.
The late Al Giordano, who spent 45 years coaching several sports at Caldwell County, was listed on the OVC anniversary team.
The 2022-23 academic year marked the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Valley Conference, which began in 1948 and currently ranks as the eighth-oldest Division I Conference.
As part of the celebration of the storied accomplishments of the League, a Committee working in conjunction with current and former schools, captured the “best-of-the-best” in each sport and celebrates the top athletes in league history with 75th Anniversary Teams. The football team was announced this week.
Giordano was twice named an All-American at Murray State in the 1950s. The school listed him as an offensive lineman and linebacker.
Giordano is in the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame as well as the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
Prior to going to Murray State, Giordano played baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
At Caldwell, Giordano was a longtime football head coach. He was also head coach of the baseball, softball and golf teams and was an assistant coach in basketball.
He is a member of the Caldwell County Football Hall of Fame, the State Softball Hall of Fame and the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
