Nicholas Angelo Chickillo (October 17, 1930 – February 5, 2000) was an American professional football player who played one season with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the fifteenth round of the 1953 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Miami and attended West Scranton High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[1][2] Football players Tony Chickillo and Anthony Chickillo are his son and grandson, respectively.[3]
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| Position: | Linebacker / guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 17, 1930 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | February 5, 2000 (aged 69) Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Scranton (Scranton, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
| NFL draft: | 1953 / round: 15 / pick: 172 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
References
edit- ^ "NICK CHICKILLO". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Nicholas Angelo 'Nick' Chickillo". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Chickillo to become 3rd-generation 'Cane". foxsports.com. June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.