David Cianelli was a football player. The Dallas Texans drafted him in the sixth round of the 1952 NFL draft.
Biography
Dave Cianelli was born in St. Cloud, Florida and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War.Maryland Alumni Tournament Opens Today, The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland), 29 August 1962, retrieved 26 December 2008. After the war, he attended the University of Maryland, where he played football as a linebacker and fullback.Toledo Tops Cabineers While Packers Defeat Travelers, Morning Herald, 17 December 1951, retrieved 26 December 2008. In 1951, he was named an honorable mention All-American.All-Time Honors , 2001 Maryland Terrapins Media Guide, CBS Sports, accessed 26 December 2008. Cianelli served as team co-captain alongside Bob Ward during the Terrapins' 1952 Sugar Bowl upset victory over "General" Neyland's number-one ranked Tennessee.Vic Gold, The Greatest Game, The Washingtonian, 1 January 2002, retrieved 26 December 2008.
Cianelli later worked in Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist for Bethlehem Steel. After retiring Club News , The M Club, Spring 2007, retrieved 26 December 2008. he lived in Allen, Texas.
Dave Cianelli died on April 12, 2017.
He is survived by five children, two sons and three daughters. His son, Dave Cianelli, is currently the Virginia Tech track & field coach, and was named the 2007 ACC Coach of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track.
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