Tony Chickillo

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}

{{distinguish|text=the linebacker, Anthony Chickillo}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tony Chickillo

| number = 91, 75

| position = Nose tackle
Defensive end
Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|7|8}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 262

| high_school = Miami (FL) Southwest

| college = Miami (FL)

| draftyear = 1983

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 131

| pastteams =

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1983}})*
• Indianapolis Colts (1984)*
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1984|1985}})
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1986}})*
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1987}})
• Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|1993}}–{{AFL Year|1994}})
• Miami Hooters ({{AFL Year|1995}})
• New Jersey Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2001}})

| highlights=

• First-team All-South Independent (1982)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 2

| pfr = C/ChicTo20

| afl = Tony_Chickillo-289

}}

Anthony Paul Chickillo (born July 8, 1960) is an American former professional football defensive lineman who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and New York Jets. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1983 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/draft.htm |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at the University of Miami and attended Southwest Miami High School in Miami, Florida.{{Cite web |title=TONY CHICKILLO |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/chic00800.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020123211/http://www.profootballarchives.com/chic00800.html |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=October 16, 2014 |publisher=profootballarchives.com}} Chickillo was also a member of the Tampa Bay Storm, Miami Hooters and New Jersey Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL). He is the son of NFL player Nick Chickillo and the father of NFL linebacker Anthony Chickillo.{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2014 |title=Chickillo to become 3rd-generation 'Cane |url=http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Defensive-end-Anthony-Chickillo-to-become-third-generation-Miami-Hurricane-020111 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325182404/http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Defensive-end-Anthony-Chickillo-to-become-third-generation-Miami-Hurricane-020111 |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2015 |website=foxsports.com}}{{Cite web |title=Anthony Chickillo |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/anthonychickillo/2552266/profile |access-date=September 12, 2017 |website=nfl.com}}