Carl Tomasello

{{Short description|American football player (1917–1991)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Carl Tomasello

| image = Carl Tomasello.jpg

| caption = Tomasello in 1939

| number = 43, 50, 22, 78, 4, 12, 18

| position = End

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|1|26}}

| birth_place = Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|10|29|1917|1|26}}

| death_place = Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 210

| high_school = Dunmore
(Dunmore, Pennsylvania)

| college = St. Thomas (PA)

| draftyear = 1940

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 40

| pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1940}})

• Jersey City Giants (1940-1941)
• Paterson Panthers (1942)
• Bainbridge Navy (1943-1944)
• Scranton Miners (1946)
• Jersey Giants (1947)
• Paterson Panthers (1947)
• Wilmington Clippers (1947)

| pfr = TomaCa20

}}

Carl Antonio Tomasello (January 26, 1917 – October 29, 1991) was an American football player. A native of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, he played college football for St. Thomas (PA) (now known as the University of Scranton) from 1937 to 1939. As a senior, he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the Little All-America team. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round (40th overall pick) of the 1940 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web|title=Carl Tomasello Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TomaCa20.htm}} He appeared in only one NFL game but continued to play professional football in the American Association in 1940 and 1941 and, after the league was renamed, the American Football League from 1946 to 1947.{{cite web|title=Carl Tomasello|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playert/toma00600.html}} During World War II, he served in the United States Navy and played for the undefeated 1943 and 1944 Bainbridge Commodores football teams.{{cite news|title=Bainbridge Navy Eager to Play in War Bond Battle|newspaper=The Scranton Times|date=November 18, 1943|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74084922/bainbridge/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Bainbridge Is Faced By Jinx For Big Game|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=November 3, 1944|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74084977/bainbridge/|via=Newspapers.com}} After retiring from football, he worked as an agent for Prudential Insurance Co. He and his wife Kathleen had 10 children. He died in 1991 at age 74.{{cite news|title=Former Pro Football Star Carl Tomasello, 74, Dies|newspaper=The Scranton Times|date=October 31, 1991|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74085045/obituary-for-carl-tomasello-aged-22/|via=Newspapers.com}}