Tony Cristiani
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{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Tony Cristiani
| image = Tony Cristiani, 1973.png
| caption = Cristiani, {{Circa|1973}}
| position1 = Defensive lineman
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 215
| college = Miami
| high_school = Brandon (FL)
| playing_years1 = 1974
| playing_team1 = Chicago Fire*
| playing_years2 = 1974
| playing_team2 = Detroit Wheels
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|1975}}
| playing_team3 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| career_highlights = * Consensus All-American (1973)
- Third-team All-American (1972)
}}
Tony Cristiani is a former American football defensive lineman who played college football for the University of Miami.{{cite web | url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/coaching-key-in-brandon-highs-decades-of-success/2151200/ | title=Coaching key in Brandon High's decades of success | publisher=tampabay.com | date=November 6, 2013 | access-date=20 August 2014 | author=Vician, Eric}} He was a two-time All-American and a consensus All-American in 1973.{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|accessdate=August 16, 2014|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf}}{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tony-cristiani-1.html | title=Tony Cristiani | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=sports-reference.com | accessdate=20 August 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205551649 | title=Tony Cristiani (MG, 1972 & 1973) | publisher=hurricanesports.com | accessdate=20 August 2014}} Cristiani was also a member of the Chicago Fire, Detroit Wheels and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19750513&id=egk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=lesFAAAAIBAJ&pg=953,1006728 | title=Cristiani takes another shot | work=The Miami News | date=May 13, 1975 | accessdate=20 August 2014 | author=Rand, Jonathan}}
Early life
Cristiani comes from a family of circus performers and walked the tightrope at an early age. He attended Brandon High School in Brandon, Florida, and played high school football for the Brandon Eagles, earning all-state honors.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19721019&id=Mz0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mmYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7425,1095610 | title=Circus Role Helps Cristiani | work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune | date=October 19, 1972 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=20 August 2014}}
College career
Cristiani received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes football team. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1973. He had 102 tackles as a senior. Cristiani had 84 tackles and 15 quarterback sacks in 1972. He had 279 total tackles in his career at the University of Miami. Cristiani was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.{{cite web | url=http://umsportshalloffame.com/bio.asp?ID=95 | title=University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee | publisher=umsportshalloffame.com | accessdate=20 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019005456/http://umsportshalloffame.com/bio.asp?ID=95 | archivedate=19 October 2014 }}
Professional career
Crisitani spent time with the Chicago Fire and but was released after three days in camp in 1974.
He was a member of the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League in 1974
Cristiani was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in May 1975.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19750507&id=gBYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uo0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4477,1456811 | title=Tiger-Cats Ink Tony Cristiani | work=Sarasota Journal | date=May 7, 1975 | accessdate=20 August 2014}}
References
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{{1973 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:Sportspeople from Brandon, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Hillsborough County, Florida
Category:Detroit Wheels players