Tony Teresa
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Born: | Pittsburg, California | December 8, 1933||||||
Died: | October 16, 1984 | (aged 50)||||||
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College: | San Jose State | ||||||
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Anthony Michael Teresa (December 8, 1933 – October 16, 1984) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played one game for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in 1958 and one season for the AFL's Oakland Raiders. He was the first person to score a touchdown (TD) for the Raiders franchise. In the Raiders inaugural season, he led the team in rushing TDs, receiving TDs, and even threw a TD pass. He also played quarterback in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions in 1956 and 1957. He completed 35.8% of his 67 passes for 371 yards.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Pittsburg, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football running backs
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- American players of Canadian football
- San Jose State Spartans football players
- BC Lions players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Oakland Raiders players
- American Football League players
- American football running back, 1930s birth stubs