Super Bowl champion Tony Siragusa, who went on to be a preferred NFL broadcaster, is useless at 55.
The Kenilworth, N.J., native died instantly Wednesday, in line with a press release from Baltimore Ravens proprietor Steve Bisciotti posted to the staff’s Twitter feed.
“Goose,” as he was identified across the league, spent almost the second half of his 12 12 months NFL profession in Baltimore after taking part in seven season with the Indianapolis Colts. He additionally served 12 years as a sideline analyst for Fox Network.
“He was a special person and clearly one of the most popular players in Ravens history,” Bisciotti wrote.
The 6-foot-3 defensive tackled weighed in at 340 kilos, which helped solidify a Ravens protection that topped the Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV after the 2000 season.
“There was no one like Goose,” Brian Billick, who coached that staff, stated in assertion. “We would not have won the Super Bowl without him.”
Former Pro Bowl defensive again Rod Woodson performed behind Siragusa on that 2001 Super Bowl staff. He remembered Goose as being “always the life of the party.”
The reason for Siragusa’s Wednesday morning demise has not been reported. Numerous retailers reported that he died is his sleep.
Siragusa performed collegiately on the University of Pittsburgh, however a knee harm brought about him to go undrafted popping out of college. He signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts, recording profession highs in tackles (88) and sacks (5) in 1994.
He then moved on to Baltimore, the place he spent his ultimate 5 seasons.
Siragusa was successful as a sideline analyst for Fox from 2003-15. He additionally dabbled in appearing, showing as a Russian mobster within the 2002 Film “25th Hour” and taking part in Frankie Cortese in 4 episode of “The Sopranos.”
From 2007-16, he hosted the do-it-yourself present “Man Caves” on DIY Network.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com