Augie Lio

Augie Lio

No. 37
Lio in 1947
Born:	(1918-04-30)April 30, 1918 East Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	September 3, 1989(1989-09-03) (aged 71) Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Guard Tackle
College	Georgetown
NFL draft	1941, round: 4, pick: 30
Career history
As player
1941–1943	Detroit Lions
1944–1945	Boston Yanks
1946	Philadelphia Eagles
1947	Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (1940)
Pro Bowls	1941, 1942
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Agostine Salvatore "Augie" Lio (April 30, 1918 – September 3, 1989) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Boston Yanks, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Baltimore Colts. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

Biography

Lio as a collegian at Georgetown University.

Lio played high school football at Passaic High School in Passaic, New Jersey.^[1] He then played college football at Georgetown University and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1940 by the Hearst newspapers, the Central Press Association, Collier's Weekly, and the New York Sun. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1941 NFL draft.^[2]

After retiring from football in 1947 Lio spent the next 37 years at The Herald & News of Passaic, N.J. as a sports editor, columnist and writer covering the NY Giants.

References

1. Augie Lio profile Archived 2007-02-07 at the Wayback Machine database Football. Accessed August 7, 2007.
2. "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

External links

• Augie Lio at Find a Grave