Lu Gambino
Lu Gambino as a senior at the University of Maryland | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 21, 1923 Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | July 16, 2003 (aged 79) Maywood, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | J.S. Morton High School | ||||||||||||
| College: | Maryland (1946–1947) Indiana (1942) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1945: 26th round, 271st pick | ||||||||||||
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Lucien Anthony "Lu" Gambino (September 21, 1923 – July 16, 2003) was an American football running back. He played college football for Indiana University, and after military service in the Second World War, the University of Maryland. While playing for Maryland, he set the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season scoring high for 1947 with 16 touchdowns and 96 points and was named the 1948 Gator Bowl most valuable player. Gambino played professional football for two years with the Baltimore Colts in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), an early competitor of the National Football League (NFL).