Nick Prisco
American football player (1909–1981)
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Nicholas Anthony Prisco (January 12, 1909 – June 13, 1981) was an American professional football tailback who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers University.[2] His surname has also been spelled as "Priscoe".[3]
Edgewater, New Jersey, U.S.
Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
| No. 18, 77[1] | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tailback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 12, 1909 Edgewater, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 1981 (aged 72) Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Leonia (NJ) |
| College | Rutgers |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
Nicholas Anthony Prisco was born January 12, 1909, in Edgewater, New Jersey.[1] He attended Leonia High School in Leonia, New Jersey.[1]
College career
Prisco was a member of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University from 1929 to 1932.[1] He was a three-year letterman from 1930 to 1932.[1] He won the George T. Cronin Trophy his senior year in 1932.[4]
Professional career
Prisco played in two games for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1933.[2]
He played in five games, all starts, for the Passaic Red Devils of the Interstate Football League in 1933, scoring one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown.[1]
Prisco appeared in six games, starting five, for the Stapleton Buffaloes of the American Association in 1936.[1]
Coaching career
Prisco became head football coach of the Woodbridge High School Barrons of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in 1935.[5] He won the state championship in 1938, 1939 and 1960. He was also a physical education teacher and baseball coach at Woodbridge.[5] The school's football field was later renamed "Nicholas Priscoe Field".[6]