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Joe Scibelli
No. 71
Position:Tackle, Guard
Personal information
Born:(1939-04-19)April 19, 1939
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:December 11, 1991(1991-12-11) (aged 52)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
College:Notre Dame
NFL Draft:1961 / Round: 10 / Pick: 130
AFL Draft:1961 / Round: 10 / Pick: 77
(by the New York Titans)[1]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joseph Albert Scibelli (April 19, 1939 – December 11, 1991) was an American football tackle and guard who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams.

He joined the Rams at the age of 21 in 1961 and did not leave until he was 36 years of age in 1976. He helped the Rams win the 1967 and 1969 NFC Coastal Division and the 1973-75 NFC West.

During his tenure with the Rams they led the NFL in scoring in 1967 and 1973, total yards gained in 1973 and the NFC in yards rushing in 1973.

In 1965, he and several of his Ram teammates had cameo roles as football players in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the 12th Wildcat."

Scibelli played in the Pro Bowl in 1968 and an All-Pro selection in 1973.[2]

He died in 1991 of cancer at the New England Baptist Hospital.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "1961 New York Titans Draftees". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Florence, Mal (December 12, 1991). "Longtime Ram Standout Joe Scibelli Is Dead at 52". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Joe Scibelli, Football Player, 52". New York Times. December 12, 1991. Retrieved July 12, 2019.


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