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Born: | Kincaid, Illinois, U.S. | May 9, 1930
Died: | September 30, 2011 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 81)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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College: | University of Illinois |
Position: | Linebacker |
NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 20 / Pick: 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]