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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Date of birth: | July 17, 1936 | ||||
Place of birth: | Peabody, Massachusetts | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Peabody Veterans Memorial (MA) | ||||
College: | Middle Tennessee State | ||||
NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 7 / Pick: 84 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 59 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Gerald Joseph DeLucca (born July 17, 1936 in Peabody, Massachusetts) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University.
Delucca attended Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, before moving on to University of Tennessee, where he was named to the second-team sophomore All-SEC team. He later transferred to Middle Tennessee State University.
DeLucca was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round (84th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft. He spent from 1957 to 1958 serving his military service. On September 23, 1959, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles.
In 1959, he was a starter at left tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles.
DeLucca was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft and was released before the start of the season.