Vince Costello
{{Short description|American football player (1932–2019)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Vince Costello
| image =
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| number = 50, 57
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|4|8}}
| birth_place = Dellroy, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|6|22|1932|4|8}}
| death_place = Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = Magnolia (OH)
| college = Ohio
| undraftedyear = 1957
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1957|1966}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1967|1968}})
| pastcoaching =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1969|1973}}) (LB coach)
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1974}}) (DC)
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1975|1976}}) (DC)
| highlights =
- NFL champion ({{NFL Year|1964}})
- First-team All-MAC (1952)
- Cleveland Browns legends (2007)
| statlabel1 = Interceptions
| statvalue1 = 22
| statlabel2 = INT yards
| statvalue2 = 299
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 8
| statlabel4 = Touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 2
| pfr = /C/CostVi20
}}
Vincent Costello (April 8, 1932 – June 22, 2019) was an American football linebacker who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns (1956–1966) and New York Giants (1967–1968). He later coached with Paul Brown as linebackers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals (1969–1973); Miami Dolphins (1974) and the Kansas City Chiefs (until his retirement).
Biography
Costello graduated from Magnolia High School in 1949.{{cite news|title= Vince Costello? Go Figurine, That is what Former Browns Linebacker is Into These Days– Selling Figurines of Hall of Fame Players|date=July 24, 1999|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6D820599B0045&p_field_direct-0=document_id|newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal|publisher=Black Press Ltd}} {{subscription required}}
Costello lived in Kansas City, Missouri, where he owned a company that makes and designs various sports collectibles, including a line exclusively designed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His store was called Vince Costello's Collectibles.
In 2012, the Plain Dealer named Costello the 56th best player in Browns history.{{cite web|publisher=Plain Dealer|title=Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players: No. 56, Vince Costello (video)|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/11/cleveland_browns_100_best_all-_10.html|first=Mike |last=Peticca |date=2012-11-27}}
He died in Overland Park, Kansas on June 23, 2019[https://web.archive.org/web/20191002064615/https://www.porterfuneralhome.com/ObituaryDetails.aspx?id=59555&Name=Vince_Costello Vince Costello obituary]
References
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External links
- [http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=32&ID=30636&year=2002 Canton Repository Article 2002]
{{1964 Cleveland Browns}}
{{Cleveland Browns Legends}}
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Category:People from Carroll County, Ohio
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Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:American football linebackers
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Category:New York Giants players
Category:Ohio Bobcats football players
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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