John Mastrangelo

{{Short description|American football player (1926–1987)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Mastrangelo

| image = John Mastrangelo - 1948 Bowman.jpg

| caption = Mastrangelo on a 1948 Bowman football card

| number = 75, 65, 32, 66

| position = Guard
Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|03|10}}

| birth_place = Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|10|2|1926|3|10}}

| death_place = Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 228

| high_school = Vandergrift

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 1947

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 16

| pastteams =

• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1947|1948}})
• New York Yankees (1949)
• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1950}})

| highlights =

• National champion (1946)
• 2× First-team All-American (1945, 1946)

| statleague = NFL/AAFC

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 44

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 15

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = M/MastJo20

}}

John Battista Mastrangelo (March 10, 1926 – October 2, 1987) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He made his NFL debut in 1947 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played in the NFL for 4 years, playing for the Steelers, New York Yankees (AAFC) and New York Giants over the course of his career.

Prior to joining the NFL, Mastrangelo played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, twice receiving first-team All-American honors. He also played in the College All-Star Game in 1947.

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|quote= "An All-American on Notre Dame's great 1946 eleven... A big, fast fellow who runs like a halfback Wears contact lenses... President of his class at Notre Dame.. Smart and aggressive... Will develop into one of the best linemen in the league."

|source=—1947 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Steelers 1947 Media Guide |url=http://www.steelersuk.com/steelers/forties/47%20c%20v%20rams.htm |publisher=Pittsburgh Steelers |access-date=2009-06-10}}

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