Dom Principe

Dominic Alfred "Dom" Principe (February 9, 1917 – April 9, 2010) was an American football player. He played college football for the Fordham Rams football team. He was selected by the Associated Press, United Press and Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team fullback on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[1][2][3] He was drafted by the New York Giants with the 80th pick in the 1940 NFL Draft and played for the Giants during the 1940 to 1942 NFL seasons. He also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1946 season.[4]

Dom Principe
Position:Fullback, Linebacker
Personal information
Born:February 9, 1917
Brockton, Massachusetts
Died:April 9, 2010 (age 93)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Brockton (MA)
College:Fordham
NFL Draft:1940 / Round: 9 / Pick: 80
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-American (1939)

References

  1. "The 1939 A.P. All America". San Antonio Express. 1939-12-09.
  2. "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. 1939-11-29.
  3. Harry Grayson (1939-11-28). "NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season". Ironwood Daily Globe.
  4. "Dom Principe". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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