Leo Nomellini
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 19, 1924 Lucca, Tuscany, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 17, 2000 (aged 76) Stanford, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Crane Tech (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Minnesota (1946–1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leo Joseph Nomellini (June 19, 1924 – October 17, 2000) was an Italian-American professional football player and professional wrestler. He played college football for the Minnesota Gophers and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1950 NFL draft. He played 14 seasons as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), all of them with the 49ers, playing his first three years as an offensive tackle as well.
Nomellini was a seven-time tag team champion in wrestling for two different versions.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969 and to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.