Ted Scalissi
Appearance
Thodore Glenn "Ted" Scalissi (October 26, 1921 – January 6, 1987) was a professional American football and basketball player. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]
Professional sports career
Scalissi played with the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference in 1947. He had also been drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventeenth round of the 1947 NFL Draft. Collegiately, he played at Ripon College.[2]
Scalissi also played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League during the 1947–48 season. The National Basketball League was a forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
References
- ^ "Ted Scalissi". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ "Ted Scalissi". National Football League. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
External links
- Ripon Hall of Fame entry
- Ted Scalissi at FindaGrave.com
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1987 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- American military personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Chicago Rockets players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- Ripon Red Hawks football players
- Ripon Red Hawks men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs