Joseph John Malizia, Sr. was a legend on the Philadelphia local sports scene, an educator of our city’s youth, and a man of uncommon character and values.

Joe Malizia Sports Videos was founded in 1964 by my father, Joseph J. Malizia, Sr. when he first walked into a pawn shop and bought an 8mm camera and a tripod. He began filming for North Catholic.

After filming for North, other schools saw his films and hired him immediately. His business grew and eventually, he had 17 schools and employed 15 people. His films were shared with universities across the nation and, as a result, many of those players were selected to play college football. Amongst those he filmed were Marvin Harrison and Blair Thomas. He personally filmed over 1,000 games (from 1964-2014).

For his years of athletic accomplishments and service to the sports community, Joe was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (Philadelphia and Summit Chapters) and the LaSalle College High School Hall of Athletes.