Anthony Allen Ardizzone (born December 19, 1956) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.[1][2]
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| Position: | Center |
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| Born: | December 19, 1956 La Grange, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. Joseph (IL) |
| College: | Northwestern |
| NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 6 / Pick: 153 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
College career edit
Ardizzone attended and played college football at the Northwestern University from 1974 to 1977.
Professional career edit
Ardizzone was selected in the sixth round (#153 overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He played all 16 games with the Chicago Bears in 1979.
Personal life edit
On April 1, 2007; Ardizzone began a CertaPro Franchise in Glenview, Illinois. The Franchise, CertaPro Painters of the North Shore, has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since September 2009. The franchise is still owned by Ardizzone as of March 2023, marking 15 years in the painting business.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Tony Ardizzone Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Tony Ardizzone, C". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Tony Ardizzone". CertaPro.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "CertaPro". bbb.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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