Armand Niccolai
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Born: | November 8, 1911 Vesta, Pennsylvania |
Died: | December 2, 1988 (Age 77) |
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College: | Duquesne |
Position: | Guard |
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Armand Niccolai (November 8, 1911 – December 2, 1988) was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University.
Armand Niccolai played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers after attending nearby Duquesne University. He led the team in scoring in four years, including posting a personal-best 28 points in both 1935 and 1936. He booted a Steelers'-best seven field goals in 1936, which that mark would not be broken for the next 14 years.
Niccolai lived in Monessen, Pennsylvania. He died in 1988 at Mercy Hospital inn Pittsburgh.[1][2]
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[edit]- ^ "Former Steeler kicker Armand Niccolai, 77". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 3, 1988. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Niccolai, 77, dies former Steelers all-pro and area coach". The Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1988. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1911 births
- 1988 deaths
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American football offensive linemen
- American football placekickers
- Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Duquesne University alumni
- Burials at Monongahela Cemetery
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs