Anthony Rubino | |
Number: | 66 |
Position: | Guard |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1921 |
Birth Place: | Elizabeth, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Elizabeth, Pennsylvania |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 208 |
High School: | Elizabeth Forward (PA) |
College: | Wake Forest University |
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Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 21 |
Pfr: | RubiAn20 |
Anthony Eugene Rubino (June 20, 1921 – November 30, 1983) was an American football player.
A native of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Rubino attended Elizabeth Forward High School. He played college football at Wake Forest where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[1]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Detroit Lions in 1943 and 1946. He appeared in 21 NFL games, six as a starter.[2] He served in the Navy during World War II. In 1947 he played with the Paterson Panthers of the American Association.[3]
In 1944 and 1945, during World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy.[4] After the war, he became a teacher and football coach in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. He also coached football at Duquesne High School and served on the Elizabeth city council from 1966 to 1974. He died in 1983.[5]