Jerry Diorio
| No. 64 (Michigan), 84 (Lions) | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Offensive guard, tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | January 11, 1962 |
| Place of birth: | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Youngstown (OH) Cardinal Mooney |
| College: | Michigan |
| Undrafted: | 1984 |
| Career history | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Gerald J. "Jerry" Diorio (born January 11, 1962) is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1980 to 1983 as an offensive guard. He later played professional football in Italy and appeared in two games for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) as a replacement player and tight end during the 1987 NFL strike.
Diorio was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1962. He played football there at Cardinal Mooney High School.
Diorio enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1980 and played football under head football coach Bo Schembechler from 1980 to 1983. While playing at Michigan, Diorio was 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 235 pounds. He started four games at right guard for the 1981 Michigan Wolverines football team and six games at the same position for the 1982 team. Diorio started all 12 games at left guard for the 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the season with a 9-3 record and ranked No. 8 in the final AP poll and No. 9 in the final UPI poll. In January 1984, Diorio played in the East-West Shrine Game at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. He was also selected as a second-team All-Big Ten guard by the Associated Press, and a first-team member of the 1983 Big Ten All-Academic football team.
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