Defensive tackle with the San Francisco 49ers, 1950-1963.
Played in every 49ers game for 14 seasons, 174 regular-season and 266
pro games in all, including 10 Pro Bowls.
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
Also wrestled professionally as Leo "The Lion" Nomellini. Won several
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) tag team titles.
Biography in: "Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling" by Harris M. Lentz III. Second edition, pp. 255-256. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2003.
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
Tackle/guard on the University of Minnesota football team, 1946-1949.
Inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
Selected in 1st round (11th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. This was the franchise's first draft selection.
Inducted into the University of Minnesota M Club Hall of Fame in 1993.
Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008.
Inducted into the Edward J. Debartolo Sr. 49ers Hall of Fame in 2009.