Skip Minisi
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![]() Minisi on a 1948 Bowman football card
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Position: | HB / DB | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 18, 1926 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Newark, New Jersey | ||||||||
Date of death: | May 5, 2005 | (aged 78)||||||||
Place of death: | Paoli, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
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College: | Pennsylvania / Navy | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||
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Anthony Salvatore "Skip" Minisi (September 18, 1926 – May 5, 2005) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985 based on his college career at the University of Pennsylvania and the United States Naval Academy.
After being the second pick overall in the 1948 NFL draft, Minisi played his rookie season for the NY Giants. After completing his rookie season, Minisi retired from professional football to attend University of Pennsylvania's School of Law. He was a successful attorney for more than 40+ years with a practice in Philadelphia, PA.
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- "Hall of Famer Skip Minisi Dies". College Football Hall of Fame. May 10, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
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