Joe Rizzo
Linebacker, American football player
1950 –
Who is Joe Rizzo?
Joe Rizzo 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. 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 of the Denver Broncos.
A commercial real estate broker since 1984, Joe owns a commercial real estate firm and resides in Wilmington, NC.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Dec 17, 1950
New York - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Merchant Marine Academy
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Joe Rizzo." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/joe_rizzo>.
Discuss this Joe Rizzo biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In