Sisto Averno
Averno on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 32, 44, 60 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard / Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 25, 1925 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 26, 2012 (aged 86) Randallstown, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Paterson (NJ) | ||||||||
| College: | Muhlenberg | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1951: 30th round, 362nd pick | ||||||||
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Sisto Joseph "Joe" Averno (May 12, 1925 – March 26, 2012) was an American football guard and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the original Baltimore Colts (1950) and the franchises which succeeded it, including the New York Yanks (1951), Dallas Texans (1952), and the second iteration of the Baltimore Colts (1953–1954).
Averno is a member of the Muhlenberg College Athletic Hall of Fame.