Lou Cordileone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lou Cordileone

American football player

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Lou Cordileone

  • Louis Anthony Cordileone (born August 4, 1937) is a former American football offensive lineman, primarily guard, who in nine years played six seasons in the National Football League, for five different teams.
  • He played college football at Clemson and was drafted in the first round (twelfth overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft..
  • Cordileone is best-known for being traded in 1961 from the New York Giants to the San Francisco 49ers for quarterback Y.
  • A.
  • Tittle.
  • At the time, Tittle was 34 years old and a 4-time Pro Bowler.
  • Cordileone was quoted as reacting "Me, even up for Y.
  • A.
  • Tittle? You're kidding", and later remarked that the Giants traded him for "a 42-year-old quarterback".
  • His stay in San Francisco was short lived, as he went to the Rams in 1962, where he played only 2 games, before moving to Pittsburgh, playing 26 games until the end of the 1963 season.
  • After a 3 year hiatus, he joined the expansion team New Orleans Saints for their first two seasons, 1967 and 1968, as offensive guard and defensive tackle.
  • In his last season, he fumbled once, and returned an interception for 7 yards, after having recovered three fumbles in his first two pro seasons. In 2013 Cordileone starred in the TV Land reality show Forever Young.

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