Joe Rizzo (American football)
| No. 59 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | December 17, 1950 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Glen Cove | ||||||
| College | Kings Point | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1973: 15th round, 369th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
Joe Rizzo (born December 17, 1950) is an American former professional football linebacker for the Denver Broncos. He played for the Broncos from 1974 to 1980 and started in Super Bowl XII as a member of the famous Orange Crush Defense.[1] He had nine career interceptions, and was part of one of the most dominant linebacker corps in NFL history. Known as the Orange Crush, it consisted of Rizzo, Randy Gradishar, Tom Jackson and Bob Swenson. The group was named the ninth-best linebacker corps in NFL history. Rizzo was also voted by Bronco fans as one of the top 10 linebackers in the 50-year history (1959–2009) of the Denver Broncos.
References
- ^ Armstrong, Jim. "Price of playing the game", The Denver Post, 1 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2020.