Lu Gambino
Lu Gambino as a senior at the University of Maryland
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| Position: | Fullback, halfback | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 21, 1923 | ||
| Place of birth: | Berwyn, Illinois | ||
| Date of death: | July 16, 2003 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death: | Maywood, Illinois | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
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| High school: | J.S. Morton High School | ||
| College: | Maryland (1946–1947), Indiana (1942) | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1945 / Round: 26 / Pick: 271 | ||
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Lucien Anthony "Lu" Gambino (September 21, 1923 – July 16, 2003) was an American football running back. He played college football for Indiana University, and after military service in the Second World War, the University of Maryland. While playing for Maryland, he set the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season scoring high for 1947 with 16 touchdowns and 96 points and was named the 1948 Gator Bowl most valuable player. Gambino played professional football for two years with the Baltimore Colts in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), an early competitor of the National Football League (NFL).
Gambino was born in Berwyn, Illinois on September 21, 1923. He attended J.S. Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois, where he was a football and track & field standout. Gambino enrolled at Indiana University in 1941, and he played football for the Hoosiers on the freshman team in 1941 and on the varsity team in 1942 season. That season, head coach Bo McMillin led Indiana to a 7–3 record, and the Hoosiers recorded six defensive shutouts and outscored their opponents 256 points to 79. At Indiana, Gambino played alongside consensus All-America back, and future Colts teammate, Billy Hillenbrand. Shortly thereafter, Gambino dropped out of school to join the United States Army Air Forces and serve during the Second World War.
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