Joe Rizzo

Joe Rizzo
	No. 59
Born:	December 17, 1950; Glen Cove, New York
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
College	Kings Point
NFL draft	1973 / Round: 15 / Pick: 369
Drafted by	Buffalo Bills[1]
Career history
As player
1974–1980	Denver Broncos
Awards	ECAC All-America, USMMA Hall of Fame
Honors	Denver Broncos Super Team 20
Records	Most interceptions in a game by a LB, tie (3)

Joe Rizzo (born December 17, 1950 in Glen Cove, New York) is a former linebacker of the Denver Broncos. He played for the Broncos from 1974 to 1980 and was a starter in Super Bowl XII and member of the Orange Crush Defense.[2] He had 9 career interceptions. He was part of one of the most dominant linebacking corps in NFL history. Known as the Orange Crush, it consisted of, Joe Rizzo, Randy Gradishar, Tom Jackson and Bob Swenson. The corp was named the 9th best linebacking corps in NFL history by nfl.com. Joe was also voted by Bronco fans as one of the top 10 linebackers in the 50-year history (1959-2009) of the Denver Broncos.

A commercial real estate broker since 1984, Joe owns a commercial real estate firm and resides in Wilmington, NC.

References

"1973 Buffalo Bills". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Armstrong, Jim. "Price of playing the game", The Denver Post, 1 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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[1] "1973 Buffalo Bills". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[armstrong-2] Armstrong, Jim. "Price of playing the game", The Denver Post, 1 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2020.