Joseph W. Begala (March 4, 1906 â April 24, 1978) was an American college football and collegiate wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio from 1933 to 1934, compiling a record of 4âÂÂ5âÂÂ6. He also served as Kent State's wrestling coach, amassing a dual match record of 307âÂÂ69âÂÂ5. Begala died on April 24, 1978, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio.