Ben Pucci
American football player (1925ā2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benito Modesto "Ben" Pucci (January 26, 1925 ā July 7, 2013) was a professional American football tackle who played three seasons for the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Rockets and Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948.
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Position: | Tackle | ||
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Born: | (1925-01-26)January 26, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri | ||
Died: | July 7, 2013(2013-07-07) (aged 88) San Antonio, Texas | ||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||
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High school: | Southwest (St. Louis) | ||
College: | None | ||
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Pucci Grew up in St. Louis and went to high school there, but did not attend college. He joined the Bisons in 1946, where he stayed for a year before moving to the Rockets and then the Browns in 1948. While he was with the Browns, the team posted a perfect record and won a third straight AAFC championship. He was sent to the AAFC's Baltimore Colts in 1949, but left the team after he was asked to take a pay cut. Following his football career, Pucci worked in transportation and eventually settled in San Antonio in 1980. He died there in 2013.