Dom Principe
 Principe, circa 1939 | |||||||||||||
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| Positions | Fullback, Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 9, 1917 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | April 9, 2010 (aged 93) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Brockton | ||||||||||||
| College | Fordham (1936-1939) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: 9th round, 80th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Dominic Alfred Principe (February 9, 1917 – April 9, 2010) was an American professional football player. He played college football for Fordham and professional football for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Early life
[edit]Principe was born in 1917 in Brockton, Massachusetts, and attended Brockton High School.[1]
Fordham
[edit]He played college football for the Fordham Rams football team from 1936 to 1939.[1][2] He was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team back on the 1939 All-Eastern football team.[3] He was also selected by the AP, United Press and Newspaper Enterprise Association as a third-team fullback on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[4][5][6]
Professional football and military service
[edit]Principe was drafted by the New York Giants with the 80th pick in the 1940 NFL draft and played for the Giants during the 1940, 1941, and 1942 NFL seasons.[7] His football career was then interrupted by service in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) during the 1946 season.[8] He appeared in a total of 34 NFL and AAFC games, nine of them as a starter. He tallied 152 rushing yards, 112 receiving yards, scored two touchdowns, and intercepted one pass.[1]
Later life
[edit]After football, Principe worked as a Special Agent with the FBI, retiring in 1974, in New York City.
Principe died in 2010 in Jupiter, Florida.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Dom Principe". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Dom Principe, Fordham Star, May Win Madow Trophy Tomorrow". The Brooklyn Citizen. December 1, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cornell Places Trio On AP's All-Eastern". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1939. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The 1939 A.P. All America". San Antonio Express. December 9, 1939.
- ↑ "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. November 29, 1939.
- ↑ Harry Grayson (November 28, 1939). "NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season". Ironwood Daily Globe.
- ↑ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Dom Principe". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2015.