Dave Cianelli
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David Cianelli was a football player. The Dallas Texans drafted him in the sixth round of the 1952 NFL draft.
Biography
File:Bob Ward and Dave Cianelli, 1951.png in 1951]]
Dave Cianelli was born in St. Cloud, Florida and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War.[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0012/6827488/79109008_clean.html Maryland Alumni Tournament Opens Today], The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland), 29 August 1962, retrieved 26 December 2008. After the war, he attended the University of Maryland, where he played football as a linebacker and fullback.[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0010/6827514/94155487_clean.html Toledo Tops Cabineers While Packers Defeat Travelers], Morning Herald, 17 December 1951, retrieved 26 December 2008. In 1951, he was named an honorable mention All-American.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/191-196.pdf All-Time Honors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103025/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/191-196.pdf |date=2011-05-23 }}, 2001 Maryland Terrapins Media Guide, CBS Sports, accessed 26 December 2008. Cianelli served as team co-captain alongside Bob Ward during the Terrapins' 1952 Sugar Bowl upset victory over "General" Neyland's number-one ranked Tennessee.Vic Gold, [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/sports/6484.html The Greatest Game], The Washingtonian, 1 January 2002, retrieved 26 December 2008.
Cianelli later worked in Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist for Bethlehem Steel. After retiring [http://www.themclub.org/about/newsletter/MClub_News_Spring07.pdf Club News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821105157/http://www.themclub.org/about/newsletter/MClub_News_Spring07.pdf |date=2008-08-21 }}, The M Club, Spring 2007, retrieved 26 December 2008. he lived in Allen, Texas.
Dave Cianelli died on April 12, 2017.{{cite web | url=http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/obituaries/david-theodore-cianelli/article_d64631ce-7720-5a1a-920e-02590c3be933.html | title=Obituaries in Hagerstown, MD | the Herald-Mail }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
He is survived by five children, two sons and three daughters. His son, Dave Cianelli, is currently the Virginia Tech track & field coach, and was named the 2007 ACC Coach of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track.
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External links
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Category:Maryland Terrapins football players
Category:Sportspeople from Hagerstown, Maryland
Category:People from St. Cloud, Florida
Category:Sportspeople from Osceola County, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Florida