Sam Palumbo

Palumbo with the Cleveland Browns

No. 50, 54, 53

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

June 7, 1932

Place of birth:

Cleveland, Ohio

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

226 lb (103 kg)

Career information

High school:

Collinwood High School

College:

Notre Dame

NFL Draft:

1955 / Round: 4 / Pick: 49

Career history

Career highlights and awards

NFL Champion (1955)

Career NFL statistics as of 1960

Interceptions:	1
Player stats at NFL.com

Sam Palumbo is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1955 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team.^[1] During the 1957 NFL season he played with the Green Bay Packers and later was a member of the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League.

Although he suffered a shoulder dislocation diving for a fumble in a game against the Green Bay Packers in October 1955,^[2] Palumbo played in the NFL Championship Game on December 26, intercepting a pass in the second half of the Browns' 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.

As a student-athlete at The University of Notre Dame, he was a college roommate of Regis Philbin.

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Harry Jones, "Browns' Triumph Fine - But Costly", Cleveland Plain Dealer, 23 October 1955 (accessed 24 October 2012)

Cleveland Browns 1955 NFL champions

14 Otto Graham 16 George Ratterman 20 Don Paul 22 Kenny Konz 24 Warren Lahr 26 Ray Renfro 30 Mo Bassett 32 Curly Morrison 34 Walt Michaels 36 Ed Modzelewski 40 Dub Jones 42 Tommy James 43 Bob Smith 44 Johnny Petitbon 46 Henry Ford 46 Bob White 50 Sam Palumbo 52 Frank Gatski 54 Pete Perini 60 Harold Bradley, Jr. 62 Herschel Forester 64 Abe Gibron 65 Chuck Noll 70 Don Colo 72 John Kissell 74 Mike McCormack 76 Lou Groza 78 John Sandusky 79 Bob Gain 80 Len Ford 82 Carlton Massey 83 Chuck Weber 84 Horace Gillom 86 Dante Lavelli 88 Pete Brewster — Tom Jones

Head coach: Paul Brown

Assistant coaches: Paul Bixler Howard Brinker Dick Gallagher Fritz Heisler Ed Ulinski

Cleveland Browns 1955 NFL draft selections

Kurt Burris Dean Renfro John A. Hall Bobby Freeman Paul Reynolds Sam Palumbo Aramis Dandoy Leroy Bolden Jack Locklear Henry Ford Glen Dillon Eric Knebel Jack Eaton John Borton Fred Robinson Bob Smith Don Suchy Bob Leonard Steve Champlin Tom Ebert Bill Proctor Rick Spinks Jerry Stone Jim Greer John Matsock Ernie Lindo Don Fife Ed Tokus Ted (Tex) Robinson Lamar Leachman

Draft years 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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