Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 – July 15, 2017) was an American football player. He played quarterback for seven seasons in the National Football League and one in the Canadian Football League in the 1950s, and then in the American Football League for all ten seasons in the 1960s.
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| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Born: | (1930-05-07)May 7, 1930
Rochester, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: | July 15, 2017(2017-07-15) (aged 87)
Parker, Colorado |
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) |
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| High school: | Rochester (PA) |
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| College: | Kentucky |
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| NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
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- Pittsburgh Steelers (1973) (quarterbacks)
- New York Stars (1974)
- New England Steamrollers (1988)
- Denver Dynamite (1989–1991)
- Charlotte Rage (1992)
- Las Vegas Sting (1994–1995)
- Anaheim Piranhas (1996)
- Florida Bobcats (1997)
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- 3× AFL All-Star Game (1963, 1964, 1966)
- 1966 AFL All-Star Game MVP
- American Football League champion (1968)
- Super Bowl champion (III)
- AFL Comeback Player of the Year (1966)
- Boston Patriots 1960s All-Decade Team
- Inducted into KY Pro Football HOF (2004)
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| Pass attempts: | 3,330 |
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| Pass completions: | 1,552 |
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| Percentage: | 46.6 |
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| TD–INT: | 178–220 |
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| Passing yards: | 22,681 |
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| QB Rating: | 59.6 |
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| Player stats at NFL.com |
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| Player stats at PFR |
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Parilli died on July 15, 2017 in Parker, Colorado of complications from multiple myeloma at the age of 87.[1]
Parilli was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.[2] On November 15, 2014, he was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
