Lou Baldacci
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 17, 1934 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Richmond, Virginia | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1956 / Round: 10 / Pick: 111 | ||||||||
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| Rushing Att. / Yds.: | 31 / 140 |
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| Receptions / Yds.: | 5 / 62 |
| Punts / Yds.: | 26 / 1010 |
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Louis Granville Baldacci (born December 17, 1934) is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1953 to 1955 and was the starting quarterback for the 1953 and 1954 Michigan Wolverines football teams. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1956 NFL Draft and played ten games as a halfback in the 1956 NFL season.
Baldacci was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1934. He attended St. Vincent High School in Akron, Ohio.
Baldacci enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1952 and played for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1953 to 1955.
As a sophomore in 1953, Baldacci was the starting quarterback for all nine games played by Michigan. The 1953 team finished with a record of 6-3 and was ranked No. 19 in the final UPI poll and No. 20 in the final AP poll. Baldacci had his best game as a forward passer in a 14-13 victory over Iowa on October 10, 1953. He completed 7 of 11 passes for 100 yards, including a 31-yard completion to Ed Hickey. Baldacci also kicked a 38-yard field goal against Illinois in 1953, breaking the prior record set by Tom Harmon in 1940; Baldacci's record was broken in 1961 by Doug Bickle.
As a junior in 1954, Baldacci split his time between the quarterback and fullback positions, playing in 309 of 540 minutes over the course of the nine-game season. He started five games at quarterback and one game at fullback for a Michigan team that again finished with a 6-3 record. The 1954 team was ranked No. 15 in both the final UPI and AP polls. In the 1954 season opener, Baldacci scored both of Michigan's touchdowns in a 14-0 win over Washington. In November 1954, Baldacci led Michigan to a 33-7 win over the defending 1954 Rose Bowl champions from Michigan State. Baldacci scored Michigan's first touchdown on a four-yard run and later caught a 63-yard pass from Dan Cline to set up another touchdown.
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