Nick Prisco
{{Short description|American football player (1909–1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nick Prisco
| image =
| position = Tailback
| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|1|12}}
| birth_place = Edgewater, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|6|13|1909|1|12}}
| death_place = Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 193
| high_school = Leonia (NJ)
| college = Rutgers
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1933}})
- Passaic Red Devils (1933)
- Stapleton Buffaloes (1936)
| pfr = P/PrisNi20
}}
Nicholas Anthony Prisco (January 12, 1909 – June 13, 1981) was an American professional football tailback who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers University.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/pris00400.html | title=NICK PRISCO | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=October 10, 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910050439/http://www.profootballarchives.com/pris00400.html | archivedate=September 10, 2015 }} His surname has also been spelled as "Priscoe".{{cite web|url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19891980necrology.htm |title=1989 - 1980 Pro Football Necrology List |publisher=oldestlivingprofootball.com |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010152825/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19891980necrology.htm |archivedate=October 10, 2015 }}
Early life
Nicholas Anthony Prisco was born January 12, 1909, in Edgewater, New Jersey.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/p/pris00400.html | title=Nick Prisco | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=9 February 2025}} He attended Leonia High School in Leonia, New Jersey.
College career
Prisco was a member of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University from 1929 to 1932. He was a three-year letterman from 1930 to 1932. He won the George T. Cronin Trophy his senior year in 1932.{{cite web|url=http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/awards-ru.html |title=Rutgers Football Award Winners |publisher=scarletknights.com |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010153406/http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/awards-ru.html |archivedate=October 10, 2015 }}
Professional career
Prisco played in two games for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1933.
He played in five games, all starts, for the Passaic Red Devils of the Interstate Football League in 1933, scoring one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown.
Prisco appeared in six games, starting five, for the Stapleton Buffaloes of the American Association in 1936.
Coaching career
Prisco became head football coach of the Woodbridge High School Barrons of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in 1935.{{cite news | url=http://www.digifind-it.com/woodbridge/DATA/Fordbeacon/1939/1939-12-15.pdf | title=ASBURY BID IS WEIGHED BY PRISCO | work=Raritan Township and Fords Beacon | date=December 15, 1939 | accessdate=October 10, 2015 | pages=1}} He won the state championship in 1938, 1939 and 1960. He was also a physical education teacher and baseball coach at Woodbridge. The school's football field was later renamed "Nicholas Priscoe Field".{{cite news|url=http://www.woodbridgefootball.com/Coaches.html |title=BRIEF HISTORY OF WOODBRIDGE FOOTBALL |work=woodbridgefootball.com |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010154819/http://www.woodbridgefootball.com/Coaches.html |archivedate=October 10, 2015 }}
References
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{{1933 Philadelphia Eagles}}
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Category:20th-century American educators
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Category:People from Edgewater, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Bergen County, New Jersey
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