Babe Parilli
American football player (1930-2017)
Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 – July 15, 2017) was an American football player. He played quarterback for seven seasons in the National Football League and one in the Canadian Football League in the 1950s, and then in the American Football League for all ten seasons in the 1960s.
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 7, 1930 Rochester, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | July 15, 2017 (aged 87) Parker, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Rochester (PA) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Parilli died on July 15, 2017 in Parker, Colorado of complications from multiple myeloma at the age of 87.[1]
Parilli was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.[2] On November 15, 2014, he was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
References
change- ↑ Litsky, Frank (15 July 2017). "Babe Parilli Dies at 87; Standout Quarterback With 'Houdini Hands'" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Parilli, Meredith among hall of fame inductees". Gadsden Times. Alabama. Associated Press. February 7, 1982. p. 39.
- ↑ "Nashvillesportsmix.com". nashvillesportsmix.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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