Joseph Michael Bellino was an American football halfback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1960 playing for the United States Naval Academy and played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots.
15 Facts About Joe Bellino
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Joe Bellino was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Joe Bellino was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, attended the town's public schools, and was a three-sport star at Winchester High School.
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Joe Bellino was offered a contract by the Pittsburgh Pirates after high school.
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Joe Bellino was a dominant halfback on Winchester's outstanding football team, although his senior season was shortened by the 1955 polio epidemic.
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Joe Bellino was recruited by several Big Ten schools, Notre Dame, Ivy League schools as well as the US Military Academy, but his first choice all along was Navy.
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Joe Bellino was an outstanding baseball player at Navy, but his legendary exploits occurred on the football field.
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Joe Bellino won the 1960 Heisman Trophy by a wide margin, garnering the most votes in each of the five national voting regions.
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Joe Bellino was selected in 17th round of the 1961 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, as well as in the 19th round of the 1961 AFL Draft by the Boston Patriots.
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Joe Bellino decided to join the Patriots of the American Football League, and played three seasons, primarily as a kick returner.
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Joe Bellino played for the Providence Steamrollers semi-pro team in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Joe Bellino is the only past Heisman Trophy winning running back to have played for the Patriots.
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Joe Bellino was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1968 AFL expansion draft.
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Joe Bellino served a total of 28 years in the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve, and retired with the rank of captain.
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In 1976 Joe Bellino coached Saint Columbkille, a small Catholic school.