Mario Celotto
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| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 7 / Pick: 171 |
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Mario Raymond Celotto (born August 23, 1956) is a retired American football linebacker.
Born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Rancho Palos Verdes, California to Ray and Cecilia E. Celotto, owners of Dreamland Bedding Corporation, Celotto played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 7th round (171st overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.[1][2] He played for the Oakland Raiders for the 1980 season; the next season, he played for the Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and Baltimore Colts.
After retiring from football, Celotto founded Humboldt Brewing Company.[2]
Having previously been divorced, Celotto married Deirdre Taylor Haizlip, group account director at Carol H. Williams Advertising, on May 21, 2005. Their wedding took place at Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands and officiated by The Rev. Skip Sikora from San Francisco.[2]
On February 4, 2011, Celotto visited a physics class in Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California to demonstrate how Newton's laws of motion apply to football.[3]
References
- ^ "Mario Celotto". Pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Deirdre Haizlip, Mario Celotto". The New York Times. May 22, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "San Jose high school studies physics of football". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. February 6, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Italian descent
- Baltimore Colts players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Humboldt County, California
- Players of American football from California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California
- USC Trojans football players