1. Saverio Frank "Sam" DeLuca was an American Professional Football offensive lineman in the American Football League and later a radio and television football coverage broadcaster.
11 Facts About Sam DeLuca
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Sam DeLuca was a member of the 1969 New York Jet Championship season on IR.
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Sam DeLuca was the color commentator on the Jets' radio broadcasts on WABC and then WOR before working NFL telecasts for NBC Sports and on the Jets' pre-season games in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Sam DeLuca went to Lafayette High School with Sandy Koufax, Larry King and Fred Wilpon.
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Sam DeLuca graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education in 1957.
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Sam DeLuca was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Sam DeLuca was honored by the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Sam DeLuca was selected in the second round by the New York Giants in the 1957 National Football League draft.
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Sam DeLuca signed with the Giants for US$7,000 a year with a $500 bonus.
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Sam DeLuca was to have succeeded starting offensive lineman Bill Austin, who was strongly considering retirement at the time.
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Sam DeLuca died at age 75 of pancreatic cancer at his home in Pelham, New York on September 13,2011.