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Former Granite Falls AD, coach Minelli dies

Funeral services are this morning at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls for former coach and athletic director Phil Minelli, who died Monday at age 93.

Funeral services are this morning at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls for former coach and athletic director Phil Minelli, who died Monday at age 93.

He coached a short-lived Granite Falls hockey team in the mid-1940s and football from 1944-54, posting three unbeaten, untied seasons. He also served as athletic director and coached gymnastics and track. A teacher and guidance counselor, he retired in 1975.

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