Larry Onesti
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 12, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | July 9, 2018 (aged 79) | ||||||||
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| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1962: 8th round, 110 (by the Chicago Bears)th pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1962: 9th round, 71st pick | ||||||||
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Lawrence Joseph Onesti (November 12, 1938 – July 7, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL). He played four seasons for the Houston Oilers.
Onesti was a three-year letterman playing college football for the Northwestern Wildcats from 1959 to 1961, and one of the first NU football players to be named Academic All-America. He won the honor in 1961, following his senior season. As a captain for the 1961 squad, Onesti also was named All-America, All-Big Ten, and Academic All-Big Ten. He is one of only three NU football players to be named both All-America and Academic All-America in the same season. He participated in the 1961 North–South Shrine Game, where he was named MVP for the North team, as well as the 1962 Coaches' All-America Game and the 1962 College All-Star Game. Onesti was a ninth round draft pick of the Houston Oilers in 1962 and played four seasons in the AFL.
Onesti taught for many years at Indiana University Bloomington in the faculty of Geography.