John Aveni

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March 17, 1935

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January 20, 2002 (aged 66)

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NFL Draft:

1959 / Round: 27 / Pick: 321

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John Patrick Aveni (March 17, 1935 – January 20, 2002) was an American football placekicker and tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins.

Aveni was born in Glassboro, New Jersey and attended Glassboro High School, where he played high school football at three different positions. He then was awarded a full scholarship and played college football at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He graduated in 1959 with a degree in business marketing.

Aveni was selected in the 27th round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, where he played from 1959 to 1960. In June 1961, he was traded to the New York Giants for defensive back Lee Riley. However, in July 1961, before playing a down for the Giants, Aveni was involved in a three-team trade with the Giants, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. The Giants received ends Jim Podoley and Joe Walton from the Redskins, the Redskins received Fred Dugan from the Cowboys and Aveni, end Jerry Daniels, and defensive halfback Dave Whitsell from the Giants, and the Cowboys received placekicker Allen Green and a sixth round for the 1962 NFL Draft from the Giants that the team later used to draft George Andrie.