Andy Robustelli

Andrew Richard Robustelli (December 6, 1925 – May 31, 2011) was an American professional football player who played defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Lucien Robustelli, an Italian-American, and his wife Catherine, he attended Stamford High School, where he excelled in football and baseball. At age 18 he enlisted in the United States Navy and served aboard the USS William C. Cole in the Pacific Theater during the war. Afterward he attended the now-defunct Arnold College in Milford, Connecticut, playing both football and baseball.

The Los Angeles Rams selected Robustelli in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL draft. In June 1951 he was also offered a tryout with the New York Giants baseball club, which offered him a $400 contract to play for their minor league affiliate. He went on to play in the NFL for the Rams and later the New York Giants. Over the course of his career, Robustelli was named a first-team All-Pro six times. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.