Tony Matisi

**Tony Matisi**
Personal information

Tackle
Date of birth: August 23, 1914(1914-08-23)
Place of birth: New York City
Date of death: August 26, 1969(1969-08-26) (aged 55)
High School: Union-Endicott High School
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College: Pittsburgh
NFL Draft: 1938 / Round: 4 / Pick: 29 (By the Pittsburgh Pirates)
Debuted in 1938 for the Detroit Lions
Last played in 1938 for the Detroit Lions


Career history
Detroit Lions (1938)
Career highlights and awards
1937 College Football All-America Team
Career NFL statistics as of 1938
Games played	5
Games started	1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Anthony Francis "Tony" Matisi (August 23, 1914 – August 26, 1969^[1]) was an All-American football player. Matisi was born in New York City and graduated from Union-Endicott High School. He played for the University of Pittsburgh where he was named a consensus All-American at the tackle position in 1937. Matisi was six-feet, two-inches tall, and weighed 230 pounds. He went on to play professional football for the Detroit Lions in 1938.

References

^ "Anthony Matisi". U.S. Social Security Death Index. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/SSDI/individual_record.asp?recid=374161514&lds=3&region=-1&regionfriendly=&frompage=99. Retrieved March 10, 2010.

1937 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Clint Frank \| HB Marshall Goldberg \| HB Byron White \| FB Sam Chapman C Alex Wojciechowicz \| G Leroy Monsky \| G Joe Routt \| T Ed Franco \| T Tony Matisi \| E Andy Bershak \| E Chuck Sweeney

Persondata
Name	Tony Matisi
Alternative names
Short description	American football player of the 1930s
Date of birth	1914
Place of birth	New York, New York
Date of death	August 26, 1969
Place of death

Tony Matisi

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