Augie Lio

Augie Lio
Date of birth	April 30, 1918
Place of birth	East Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of death	September 3, 1989 (aged 71)
Place of death	Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Career information
Position(s)	Guard; Tackle
US college	Georgetown
NFL draft	1941 / round: 4 / pick: 30
Career history
As player
1941–1943	Detroit Lions
1944–1945	Boston Yanks
1946	Philadelphia Eagles
1947	Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1941, 1942
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;
	College Football Hall of Fame;

Agostine "Augie" Salvatore Lio (April 30, 1918 in East Boston, Massachusetts – September 3, 1989) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Boston Yanks, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Baltimore Colts. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

Lio played high school football at Passaic High School in Passaic, New Jersey.^[1] He then played college football at Georgetown University and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1940 by the Hearst newspapers, the Central Press Association, Collier's Weekly, and the New York Sun. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1941 NFL Draft.

After retiring from football in 1947, Lio spent the next 37 years at The Herald & News of Passaic, N.J. as a sports editor, columnist and writer covering the NY Giants.

References

^ Augie Lio profile database Football. Accessed August 7, 2007.

External links

Augie Lio at Find a Grave

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[1] Augie Lio profile database Football. Accessed August 7, 2007.

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