HBO’s new documentary, The Cost of Winning, features the story of an unconventional football coach, Biff Poggi. He is known to have changed the lives of many players who trained under him. He took over St. Frances Academy’s football program and transformed them into a national powerhouse football team, that too, in just five years.
Not only was he training players, but also investing a lot of his own money to recruit the best players across the country. Although his decision to pump money may have created controversy many found it admirable too. The series aims at covering details of Biff’s life and career.
Quick Facts:
| Name | Biff Poggi |
| Age | – |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Football Coach |
| Married/Single | Unknown |
| @BiffPoggi |
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10 Facts on Biff Poggi
- Biff Poggi’s net worth hasn’t surfaced as of yet. As a former hedge fund manager and head football coach, he presumably has gathered quite a fortune.
- Only after HBO documented his life and career in “The Cost of Winning”, people really started to know him better.
- As soon as he took over the football program at St. Frances Academy, he changed the course of football. Under his supervision, he transformed the team into a national powerhouse in just a time frame of 5 years.
- Where is Biff Poggi Now? – He continues to serve as the head coach at the Baltimore School. Moreover, he continues to transform the program and creating an impact on the lives of players that he trains.
- Any details relating to his personal life remains within closed doors. It is therefore unclear as to whether the coach is married and has a wife or not.
- The coach must have been paid a handsome salary for his work. However, the exact figure remains a story far-fetched.
- He is known to have pumped $2.5 million from his wealth into the academy so as to recruit the best players across the country.
- On Twitter, he has acquired about 3212 followers.
- In 2016 he had briefly left the program at St. Frances Academy to become the Associate Head Football Coach at the University of Michigan. He then returned to where he had come from a year later.
- Biff Poggi is regarded as a hugely respected figure in the football community.
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