 Colella in 1944 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback Punter Safety | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 3, 1918 Albion, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died: | May 15, 1992 (aged 73) Hamburg, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Canisius | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1942 / Round: 7 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Anthony Colella (July 3, 1918 – May 15, 1992) was an American professional football halfback, punter and safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Detroit Lions, the Cleveland Rams, the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills.
Colella grew up in New York and was a high school football star in his hometown of Albion, New York. He played four years of college football at Canisius College before being drafted by the NFL's Detroit Lions. He was on the Lions' roster for two years, after which he moved to the Rams in 1945 and the Browns of the AAFC in 1946. Colella stayed with the Browns for three years, in each of which the team won the AAFC championship. He spent the 1949 season with the Buffalo Bills before leaving football.
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