New York University Upon graduating from Pittsburgh, DiMeolo served as
offensive line coach at
New York University under head coach
Chick Meehan and later
Howard Cann.
Pittsburgh Pirates When the Pittsburgh Pirates (who later would be renamed the
Pittsburgh Steelers) joined the NFL in , DiMeolo was rumored to be the leading candidate to become the team's initial
player-coach. He was passed over for the job in favor of
Jap Douds, who lasted just a single season as the team's coach. DiMeolo replaced Douds for the team's
second season. The Pirates started strong under DiMeolo, defeating the Cincinnati Reds with a final score of 13-0 before losing three consecutive games and being shut out in two. His team escaped with a narrow 9-7 victory over the
Philadelphia Eagles and subsequently lost all of their remaining games. Under DiMeolo, the Pirates were shutout in six of their 12 games, scoring just a total of 51 points during the season and allowing 206. They achieved 2470 yards of total offense during the season (952 passing, 1,518 rushing), equating to about 205 per game, and only scored six total touchdowns collectively, four passing and two rushing. He led the Pirates to a disappointing 2–10 record in his first season, after which he was dismissed.
Return to collegiate coaching After leaving the Pirates, DiMeolo returned to the
college ranks as an assistant coach at
Westminster College (Pennsylvania) and later at
Carnegie Tech. ==Navy career and later life==