Joe Magliolo was a two-time All-American honorable mention, once as a "blocking back" and once as a guard, who played in Texas' first two bowl games and then played a season for the New York Yankees of the AAFC.
12 Facts About Joe Magliolo
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Joe Magliolo started school at Texas in 1939 and from 1940 to 1942 he came out for spring football practice, but it wasn't until the fall of 1942, when World War II created a shortage of players, that he tried out for the varsity.
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That season, despite being an unheralded high school player whose parents didn't want him to play, Magliolo became Coach Dana X Bible's choice for starting quarterback, or "blocking back", at the beginning of the season.
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Still, with platoon football, Joe Magliolo saw considerable playing time right through to the 1943 Cotton Bowl.
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In 1943, Joe Magliolo was named one of three team captains for the Longhorns, and the starting quarterback.
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Joe Magliolo was considered the team's best blocking and defensive back, but four games into the season, he broke his arm in the Oklahoma game and missed the end of the season.
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In 1947, the Longhorns switched to the T-formation which did not need a blocking back, and Joe Magliolo was moved to left guard.
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Joe Magliolo was first drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 17th round of the 1944 NFL draft, but he never signed with them and instead went off to war.
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Joe Magliolo was then drafted by the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference in the 15th round of the 1948 AAFC Draft and played one season for them that year.
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Joe Magliolo played defensive back, recording one interception in 13 games.
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Joe Magliolo spent much of the 1948 season on the sideline due to injuries, and, in July 1949, he informed the team that he was retiring from professional football to pursue a business career near Galveston, Texas.
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Joe Magliolo earned a chemical engineering degree from Texas in 1948 and a master's degree in 1949.