Chuck Boerio Explained

Chuck Boerio
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:May 9, 1930
Birth Place:Kincaid, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:205
College:University of Illinois
Draftyear:1952
Draftround:20
Draftpick:231
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Charles M. Boerio (March 9, 1930 – September 30, 2011)[1] was an American football player who played the linebacker position. He played at the college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign[2] where he was named All-American and All-Big Ten Conference in 1951. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the twentieth round of the 1952 NFL draft and was a member of the team that season.[3]

Boerio later served two years in the United States Air Force where he played football for the Bowling Air Force Base at Washington D.C. In the late 1950s, he became a football coach, including as an assistant for the Colorado Buffaloes and the Cincinnati Bearcats.[4]

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  1. Web site: Chuck Boerio Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com. August 31, 2019.
  2. News: Chuck Boerio, most valuable Illini, made most valuable play of season . 17 July 2023 . . 14 December 1951 . 35 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Chuck Boerio. NFL.com. August 31, 2019.
  4. News: Chuck Boerio named as UC line coach . 17 July 2023 . . 6 June 1963 . 45 . Newspapers.com.