Joe Carollo (American football)

Joe Carollo

Born:	(1940-03-25) March 25, 1940 Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
College	Notre Dame
AFL draft	1962, round: 18, pick: 139 (By the Dallas Texans)
NFL draft	1962, round: 2, pick: 16
Career history
As player
1962–1968, 1971	Los Angeles Rams
1969–1970	Philadelphia Eagles
1972–1973	Cleveland Browns
1974–1975	Southern California Sun (WFL)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1 (1968)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Joseph Paul Carollo (born March 25, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected in the second round of the 1962 NFL draft. Carollo was also selected in the eighteenth round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans. He had a short career in professional wrestling from 1965 to 1967 where he worked in Texas, Hawaii, the Carolinas and Japan.

Professional wrestling career

During the 1965 off-season, Carollo made his professional wrestling debut in San Diego. He would team with fellow footballer Don Chuy during most of his wrestling career. Carollo also worked in Texas, Hawaii, and the Mid-Atlantic with Chuy. In May 1966, Carollo went to Japan working for Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. He teamed with Killer Karl Kox. On May 23, 1966, Carollo and Kox defeated Giant Baba and Michiaki Yoshimura to win the All Asia Tag Team Championship. Five days later they dropped the titles to Yoshimura and Hiro Matsuda. He returned to the States and reunited with Chuy in the Mid-Atlantic where he retired in 1967.

Championships and accomplishments

• Japan Wrestling Association

• All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Killer Karl Kox

See also

• List of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers