Dom Principe
{{Short description|American football player (1917–2010)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dom Principe
| image = Dom Principe.jpg
| caption = Dom Principe, 1939
| number = 26, 25, 94
| position = Fullback
Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|2|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|4|9|1917|2|9}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 205
| high_school = Brockton (MA)
| college = Fordham
| draftyear = 1940
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 80
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1940|1942}})
- Brooklyn Dodgers (1946)
| highlights =
- Third-team All-American (1939)
- First-team All-Eastern (1939)
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 152
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 3.0
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 9
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 112
| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 2
| pfr = PrinDo20
}}
Dominic Alfred Principe (February 9, 1917 – April 9, 2010) was an American football player. He played college football for Fordham and professional football for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Early years
Principe was born in 1917 in Brockton, Massachusetts, and attended Brockton High School.{{cite web|title=Dom Principe|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=June 22, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/prin00400.html|archive-date=June 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623183317/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/prin00400.html|url-status=dead}}
Fordham
He played college football for the Fordham Rams football team from 1936 to 1939.{{cite news|title=Dom Principe, Fordham Star, May Win Madow Trophy Tomorrow|newspaper=The Brooklyn Citizen|date=December 1, 1939|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104291366/dom-principe-fordham-star-may-win/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team back on the 1939 All-Eastern football team.{{cite news|title=Cornell Places Trio On AP's All-Eastern|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=December 5, 1939|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104290729/cornell-places-trio-on-aps-all-eastern/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was also selected by the AP, United Press and Newspaper Enterprise Association as a third-team fullback on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.{{cite news|title=The 1939 A.P. All America|work=San Antonio Express|date=1939-12-09}}{{cite news|title=U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best|work=Brainerd Daily Dispatch|date=1939-11-29}}{{cite news|author=Harry Grayson|author-link=Harry Grayson|title=NEA Picks All America Eleven: Nile Kinnick Named Back of Season|work=Ironwood Daily Globe|date=1939-11-28}}
Professional football and military service
Principe was drafted by the New York Giants with the 80th pick in the 1940 NFL draft and played for the Giants during the 1940, 1941, and 1942 NFL seasons.{{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}} His football career was then interrupted by service in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) during the 1946 season.{{cite web|title=Dom Principe|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=February 2, 2015|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PrinDo20.htm}} He appeared in a total of 34 NFL and AAFC games, nine of them as a starter. He tallied 152 rushing yards, 112 receiving yards, scored two touchdowns, and intercepted one pass.
Later years
After football, Principe worked as a Special Agent with the FBI, retiring in 1974, in New York City.
Principe died in 2010 in Jupiter, Florida.
References
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Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Fordham Rams football players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Players of American football from Illinois
Category:Players of American football from Brockton, Massachusetts