John Panelli

John Panelli

Panelli on a 1950 Bowman football card
Date of birth	May 7, 1926[1]
Place of birth	Morristown, New Jersey
Date of death	March 2, 2012 (aged 85)
Place of death	Royal Oak, Michigan
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker, Running back
College	University of Notre Dame
NFL draft	1949 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12
Career history
As player
1949-1950	Detroit Lions
1951-1953	Chicago Cardinals
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Rocco Panelli (May 7, 1926 – March 2, 2012) was an American football player. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He went on to play two seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, and another three for the Chicago Cardinals.^[2]

Panelli died after a sudden illness on March 2, 2012. He was 85.^[3]

References

2. "Former Lions player John Panelli dead at 85". ABC 7. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
3. "Notre Dame backfield wizard John Panelli dies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

• John Panelli – Man of Action
• John Panelli at Find a Grave