Andy Robustelli
| Andy Robustelli | |
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey numbers: 81, 84 |
| born December 6, 1925 in Stamford , Connecticut | |
| died on 31 May 2011 ibid | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1951 - 1964 | |
| NFL Draft : 1951 / Round: 19 / Pick: 228 | |
| College : Arnold College | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 175 |
| Touchdowns | 5 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Andrew Richard "Andy" Robustelli (born December 6, 1925 in Stamford , Connecticut , † May 31, 2011 ibid) was an American American football player. He played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants .
youth
Andy Robustelli was born the son of Italian hairdresser Lucien Robustelli and his wife Catherine, a tailor, in Stamford, where he also attended high school . At school he played baseball as well as American football . After graduating from high school, he did his military service in the US Navy . He took part in the fighting in the Pacific during World War II . He served on the destroyer escort USS William C. Cole . After his military service he studied at Arnold College , where he was also active as an American football player and baseball player. From his college football team , he was used in both the defensive line and the offensive line as an end. Robustelli was 1.84 cm tall and weighed 104 kg. He feared that he would not be able to play as a professional because of his size.
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Player career
Robustelli received an offer from the New York Giants , a Major League Baseball (MLB) club , after completing his studies in 1951 . However, the Giants planned to use him in a farm team, whereupon he decided to sign a contract with the Los Angeles Rams, which had drafted him in 1951 in the 19th round in 228th place . The late commitment initially gave him little hope of a long NFL career. However, he compensated for his physical disadvantages with his agility and speed. The trainer of the Rams Joe Stydahar therefore used him as a defensive end in the defense of the Rams. As a rookie , he was also able to win his first championship title in 1951. In the NFL final they were able to defeat the Cleveland Browns with 24:17. Robustelli was able to secure a fumble and carry the ball 22 yards towards the opposing end zone . Also in 1952 and 1955 Robustelli was able to move into the NFL final with the Rams, but both games were lost.
After the 1955 season, Robustelli was given over by the Rams to the New York Giants. Also in his first year with his new team he won the NFL championship under coach Jim Lee Howell . The Giants played in the NFL final against the Chicago Bears and won the game 47-7. In this championship game, too, he was able to contribute to the victory of his team with a fumble. By the end of his career in 1964, Robustelli was able to move into the final five times, but he was unable to win the title. During his career he was able to secure 22 fumble, which meant the career best of all NFL players.
After the career
In 1965 he commented on football games for the American television station NBC . He ran a travel agency and sports marketing company. In 1974 he returned to the New York Giants as a sports director. Due to permanent failure of the team, he resigned after the game round in 1978. Robustelli was married and had nine children. He died of complications from a bladder operation and is buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Darien , Connecticut.
Honors
Andy Robustelli played in the Pro Bowl seven times and was voted All-Star ten times . In 1962 he received the Bert Bell Award and in 1988 the Walter Camp Man of the Year . He is a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame since 1971 . The New York Giants honor him on the New York Giants Ring of Honor .
Web links
- Obituary in the New York Times
- obituary
- Obituary in the Stamford Advocate
- Obituary in The Stamford Times
- Andy Robustelli at the New York Giants ( Memento from October 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Short biography ( Memento from August 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Article about the engagement of Andy Robustelli by the New York Giants (PDF; 20 kB)
- Andy Robustelli in the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ^ Statistics of the Rams 1951
- ^ Statistics NFL final 1951
- ^ Statistics of the Giants 1956
- ^ Statistics NFL final 1956
- ^ Andy Robustelli's grave in the Find a Grave database
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| SURNAME | Robustelli, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robustelli, Andrew Richard (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stamford , Connecticut , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2011 |
| Place of death | Stamford , Connecticut , United States |