Tony Sardisco

Sport: Football

Induction Year: 2004

University: Tulane

Induction Year: 2004

The first Tulane guard ever to make a major All-America team (Look Magazine, alongside stars like Paul Hornung in 1955, Tony Sardisco won All-AFL honors with the Boston Patriots in 1961. A 6-foot-2, 210-pounder in college (240 in the pros), the Shreveport native doubled as an offensive guard and linebacker. He captained the Greenies two years and was the Patriots’ first captain. Following his senior season at Tulane, he played in the Blue-Gray, Senior Bowl and College All-Star game in Chicago, being named outstanding lineman in the Blue-Gray after making 14 unassisted tackles. After a year in the NFL, Sardisco spent two years in the Air Force, then played a year in Canada before helping launch the AFL with the Patriots from 1960-63.