Larry Cabrelli

Larry Cabrelli
Career information
Date of birth	(1917-03-28)March 28, 1917
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death	June 5, 1974(1974-06-05) (aged 57)
Place of death	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	End, defensive back
College	Colgate University
Career history
As player
1941–1942	Philadelphia Eagles
1943	Phil-Pitt Steagles
1944–1947	Philadelphia Eagles
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Lawrence Andrew Cabrelli (March 28, 1917 – June 5, 1974) was a professional football player and assistant coach in the National Football League. He began his pro career in 1941, after his graduation from Colgate University, where he also played college football. In the NFL, Cabrelli played for the Philadelphia Eagles. However was also a member of the "Steagles", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II. From 1948 to 1950, he was an assistant coach for the Eagles under head coach, Greasy Neale. During his time as an Eagles coach, the team won two NFL Championships in 1948 and 1949. After leaving the Eagles in 1950, Cabrelli was named an assistant coach for the Washington Redskins. He finished his pro career as an assistant coach with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

At the outbreak of World War II, Cabrelli joined the military. However he was classified as "4-F" for "bad knees" and he returned to playing football for the 1942 season. Cabrelli's name is listed on the WW II Honor Roll, which lists the over 1,000 NFL personnel who served in the military during war. The listing of players has been enscribed on a plaque, located at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

References

Philadelphia Eagles 1948 NFL Champions

11 Tommy Thompson 15 Steve Van Buren 27 Al Johnson 30 Bosh Pritchard 32 Jack Myers 33 Russ Craft 35 Pete Pihos 36 Joe Muha 37 Ernie Steele 39 Bill Mackrides 40 Les Palmer 41 Gil Steinke 43 Jim Parmer 44 Ben Kish 45 Noble Doss 49 Pat McHugh 51 Frank Szymanski 52 Vic Lindskog 53 Alex Wojciechowicz 61 Duke Maronic 64 Mario Giannelli 65 Cliff Patton 66 Baptiste Manzini 67 John Magee 70 Al Wistert 71 Otis Douglas 73 Fred Hartman 74 Walt Barnes 75 George Savitsky 76 Bucko Kilroy 79 Vic Sears 80 Neill Armstrong 81 Dick Humbert 83 Jack Ferrante 86 Hal Prescott 88 Jay MacDowell 89 John Green

Head Coach: Greasy Neale Assistant Coaches: Larry Cabrelli Charley Ewart John Kellison

Philadelphia Eagles 1949 NFL Champions

Head Coach: Greasy Neale

Assistant Coach: John Kellison

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