About Tony Matisi
Lived 1914 – 1969 (aged 55). Tony Matisi was an American american football player.
Anthony Francis Matisi (August 23, 1914 – August 26, 1969) was an All-American football player.
Matisi was born in New York City in 1914 and graduated from Union High School in Endicott, New York.
He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh from 1934 to 1937. He helped lead the undefeated 1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team to a national championship and was a consensus first-team pick at the tackle position on the 1937 All-America college football team. Matisi was six-feet, two-inches tall, and weighed 230 pounds. He played for the Detroit Lions in 1938, appearing in five games.
He also spent time as a professional wrestler.
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Who was Tony Matisi?
American football player of the 1930s (1914–1969)
When was Tony Matisi born?
Tony Matisi was born on 23 August 1914 in New York City.
When did Tony Matisi die?
Tony Matisi died on 26 August 1969.
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Tony Matisi was an american football player.
What nationality was Tony Matisi?
Tony Matisi was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tony Matisi. https://biography.guide/tony-matisi/
MLA: "Tony Matisi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tony-matisi/.
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