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| Position: | Guard Center | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| High school: | Archbishop Williams (Braintree, Massachusetts) | ||||||
| College: | Harvard | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1981 | ||||||
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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.
Pellegrini hails from Hingham, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Archbishop Williams High SchoolinBraintree, 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]
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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