Single Dad Of The Year

We searched for just the right single dad to be our inaugural Single Dad Life, Single Dad Of The Year. No one is more deserving than our winner. He is a shining example of doing whatever it takes to support, love, and nurture their child.

Our winner adopted his newborn son, Joseph, at the age of 45.

As a special teams coach in the NFL, he shows how a man involved day to day, in such a physical and often violent game on the field, can be caring and sensitive towards his son off the field.

If the pull between the long hours and being a single dad wasn’t difficult enough, he would soon learn his toddler was autistic. The initial doctor’s report did not have a positive outlook. Joseph would need adult supervision his entire life and might never learn to speak. After seeking a second opinion, he learned that with intensive intervention, it is possible for autistic children to overcome many hurdles and make terrific advances.

Just as in football, he diagrammed a strategy to help his son.

Today he  loves to spread his message of hope to families with autism, and is very active with Autism Speaks and All Pro Dad. He is inspiring and moving when he speaks to others about the joys and responsibilities of being a parent.

Please join with Single Dad Life and congratulate our winner Joe Marciano, special teams coach in the NFL  for the Houston Texans , and our first  Single Dad Of The Year Winner!

Read the complete story at Joe Marciano’s story in a Sporting News story