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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | (1914-08-23)August 23, 1914 New York City, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | August 26, 1969(1969-08-26) (aged 55) Endicott, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Union-Endicott(Endicott, New York) | ||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1938: 4th round, 29 (By thePittsburgh Pirates)th pick | ||||||
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Anthony Francis Matisi (August 23, 1914 – August 26, 1969) was anAll-Americanfootball player.
Matisi was born in New York City in 1914 and graduated from Union High School inEndicott, New York.[1]
He playedcollege football for theUniversity of Pittsburgh from 1934 to 1937.[1][2] He helped lead the undefeated1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team to a national championship and was a consensus first-team pick at thetackle position on the1937 All-America college football team. Matisi was six-feet, two-inches tall, and weighed 230 pounds.[1]
Matisi was selected by thePittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (29th overall pick) of the1938 NFL draft.[3] He played for theDetroit Lions in 1938, appearing in five games.[1]
Matisi later received a dental degree from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and worked as a dentist in Endicott andOswego, New York. He died at age 55 in 1969 after a long illness at his home in Endicott.[4][5]
He also spent time as aprofessional wrestler.[6]
