Arnold Galiffa
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| Date of birth: | January 29, 1927 |
| Place of birth: | Donora, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | September 5, 1978 (aged 51) |
| Place of death: | Glenview, Cook County, Illinois |
| Career information | |
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| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | QB |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| College: | Army |
| NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 18 / Pick: 225 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1953 1954 1955 1956 |
New York Giants San Francisco 49ers BC Lions Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Arnold Anthony Galiffa (born January 29, 1927 – September 5, 1978)[1] was a quarterback for the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He won 11 varsity letters at West Point and served with distinction as an officer in the Korean War.
[edit] References
- ^ "Arnold Galiffa, Army Football Star". The Washington Post. September 7, 1978. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/135187272.html?dids=135187272:135187272&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=SEP+07%2C+1978&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Arnold+Galiffa%2C+Army+Football+Star&pqatl=google. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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Categories:
- 1927 births
- 1978 deaths
- All-American college football players
- American football quarterbacks
- American military personnel of the Korean War
- Army Black Knights football players
- Army Black Knights men's basketball players
- BC Lions players
- New York Giants players
- People from Donora, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- United States Army officers
