Leo Nomellini
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 19, 1924 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Lucca, Tuscany, Italy | ||||||
| Date of death: | October 17, 2000 (aged 76) | ||||||
| Place of death: | Stanford, California | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Crane (IL) | ||||||
| College: | Minnesota | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||
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| GP / GS: | 174 / 166 |
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| Fumble recoveries: | 13 |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Marine Corps
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Leo Joseph Nomellini (June 19, 1924 – October 17, 2000) was a Hall of Fame American football offensive and defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and professional wrestler. He played college football for Minnesota.
Nomellini was born at Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, and immigrated to the United States as an infant to Minnesota, before later moving to Chicago, Illinois where he attended Crane High School. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps. It was there that in 1942, he first started playing football.
After the war, he received a football scholarship to the University of Minnesota, where be became a two-time All-American and the 49ers' first-ever NFL draft choice in 1950.
Nomellini was selected in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1950 NFL draft, the first draft pick in the history of the San Francisco 49ers. As a professional, he appeared in 174 regular-season games and 266 games in total for his 14-year career.
While with the 49ers, he played both offensive and defensive tackle, winning All-Pro honors at both positions. He was selected to the All-NFL team six times: two years on offense and four years on defense. "He was as strong as three bulls," said 49ers teammate Joe Perry. "He'd slap you on the back and knock you twenty feet." Nomellini was named to the NFL's all-time team as a defensive tackle. In 1969, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and in 1977, the College Football Hall of Fame.
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