 Pucci while with the Cleveland Browns in 1948 | |||||
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Born: | January 26, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Died: | July 7, 2013 (aged 88) San Antonio, Texas | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Southwest (St. Louis) | ||||
| College: | None | ||||
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Benito Modesto "Ben" Pucci (January 26, 1925 – July 7, 2013) was an American professional football tackle who played three seasons for the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Rockets and Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948.
Pucci Grew up in St. Louis and went to high school there, but did not attend college. He joined the Bisons in 1946, where he stayed for a year before moving to the Rockets and then the Browns in 1948. While he was with the Browns, the team posted a perfect record and won a third straight AAFC championship. He was sent to the AAFC's Baltimore Colts in 1949, but left the team after he was asked to take a pay cut. Following his football career, Pucci worked in transportation and eventually settled in San Antonio in 1980. He died there in 2013.