Joe Pellegrini

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Joseph Pellegrini
No. 62, 64
Position: Guard
Center
Personal information
Born: (1957-04-08) April 8, 1957 (age 67)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Archbishop Williams
(Braintree, Massachusetts)
College: Harvard
Undrafted: 1981
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:53
Games started:15
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Joseph Anthony Pellegrini (born April 8, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons.

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Pellegrini hails from Hingham, Massachusetts. [1] He attended Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts, participating in football and track and field throwing events, though he admits he was not a great athlete. [2] Pellegrini graduated as valedictorian and enrolled at Harvard University. [2]

At Harvard, Pellegrini played for the Crimson football team while also doing track and field. [3] He skipped his senior season in an attempt to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics as a discus thrower, training in West Germany, although he was ultimately unable to compete due to the boycott. [1] Pellegrini tried returning to the football team in 1981, but was not invited to training camp by head coach Joe Restic. [3] He instead earned his degree in geology. [1]

In 1981, Pellegrini signed a free agent deal with the New York Jets after a tryout, though he was placed on injured reserve that season due to a back injury. [1] [2] He earned a first-year salary of $25,000. [4]

Personal life

Pellegrini's younger brother, Dave, became an NCAA champion in the weight throw at Princeton. [5] The two often competed against each other in Ivy League throwing events. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wallace, William N. (August 10, 1982). "Jets' Harvard 'Gift" Fills Gap on Line". The New York Times . Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Gehman, Jim (May 11, 2023). "Where Are They Now: Joe Pellegrini". New York Jets . Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Solomon, John D. (September 24, 1982). "The Joe Pellegrini Story". The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Underpaid NFL 'little guys' ready to walk". Daily Record . September 19, 1982. p. 33. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bruns, John (April 6, 1980). "Success of Pellegrini is built on hard work". The Central New Jersey Home News . p. 22. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Verigan, Bill (August 24, 1982). "Jets' hopes center on Pellegrini". New York Daily News . p. 57. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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