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by Ralph D. Russo   The heroes of northeast Ohio cover the walls at the most popular Italian restaurant in Bo Pelini's hometown. Bernie Kosar's No. 19 Cleveland Browns jersey next to the door that leads to the kitchen. The photograph behind the bar of Ron Jaworski, the former Youngstown State quarterback who took the Philadelphia Eagles...

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by Bobby Tanzilo   We love to think of the Green Bay Packers as America's team (suck it, Dallas), but it becomes clearer and clearer that the Pack may actually be the world's team when it comes to American football. In spring, I saw a guy clad in green and gold atop the Great Wall of China and, now, a friend in Italy, Fausto Batella, ha...

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by Matt Barrows   The chants of "Eddie D! Eddie D!" from the crowd outside the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium heralded the announcement that was made later inside.  Eddie DeBartolo Jr., who won five Super Bowls when he owned the 49ers but who has been a conspicuous missing piece from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, finally was voted in on...

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The accolades for a remarkable sporting life continue for Colorado College great Andy Gambucci. The Colorado Springs resident is one of six inductees entering the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame on April 17, 2014. To be included in such a class was humbling to Gambucci, 84, a three-sport star for the Tigers in the early 1950s. A standout center fiel...

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By Rustin Dodd The the most vertically-challenged kicker in college football spent last year taking coursework at a community college in St. Louis. He was not a member of any football team then — college or otherwise — and if you saw Nick Bartolotta strolling into a class at St. Louis Community College, you probably wouldn't have guessed it, eithe...

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Delaware has a nickname that says everything: it is called the "First State". This is just one of the things we talk about with the guest of this new interview. Our friend Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr. is one of the major personalities of the Italian American community in Delaware.   Let's discover what he does to represent this wonderful community,...

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  WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : Simone Callisto Manca      Translation by:   For many years Italian tennis in the singles tournaments has not been achieving any outstanding results: however, when it is about partnering up, either in double or in the national team, our tennis players transform and conquer the most prestigious tourn...

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"Vince Papale,'' the coach says softly, his mind drifting. "He was the fastest man on our field. "I guess, underdogs, I've always had a soft spot for them. It's why watching Jarryd's story ... he does remind me of him". And as far as NFL compliments go, Hayne will never receive bigger.   Understanding that when Coach Vermeil talk...

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By David Willis   Stefano Calvagno knew that somewhere, in some form, someone was playing a sport known as football. "I was aware that there was a sport called football somewhere in the world," he said in his native Italian accent. "But that was all that I knew. I had never seen a game. It's like cricket.   I know that someone pl...

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The Italian American Society presented Ken, Derek and Brad Leonard with an award on Monday at its annual Charity Gala dinner for their work with local high school athletes and their achievements in coaching. The three were named the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Honorees of the Year for charity and motivation. Ken Leonard has won three...

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