Sam Palumbo
American football player (born 1932)
American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Born: | (1932-06-07) June 7, 1932 (age 91) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Cleveland (OH) Collinwood | ||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||
| NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 4 / Pick: 49 | ||
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Sam Palumbo (born June 7, 1932) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1955 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team.[1] During the 1957 NFL season he played with the Green Bay Packers and later was a member of the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL).
Although he suffered a shoulder dislocation diving for a fumble in a game against the Green Bay Packers in October 1955,[2] Palumbo played in the NFL Championship Game on December 26, intercepting a pass in the second half of the Browns' 38–14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
As a student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame, he was a college roommate of Regis Philbin.[3]
After retiring from pro football, Palumbo joined the Cleveland Football Officials Association and remained active as an official for more than 40 years at the high school and collegiate level, mentoring countless newer officials during that time.[3] On September 15, 2016, Palumbo was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Harry Jones, "Browns' Triumph Fine - But Costly", Cleveland Plain Dealer, 23 October 1955 [1] (accessed 24 October 2012)
- ^ a b The Goalpost, Vol. 23, No. 1, July 2016 [2] (accessed 27 December 2016)
- ^ Sam Palumbo page on the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame website [3] (accessed 26 December 2016)
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- 50 Sam Palumbo
- 52 Frank Gatski
- 54 Pete Perini
- 60 Harold Bradley Jr.
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- 64 Abe Gibron
- 65 Chuck Noll
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- 79 Bob Gain
- 80 Len Ford
- 82 Carlton Massey
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- 84 Horace Gillom
- 86 Dante Lavelli
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- Head coach: Paul Brown
- Assistant coaches: Paul Bixler
- Howard Brinker
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- Fritz Heisler
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