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Games played:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Manzo
No. 46
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	February 3, 1917; Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	October 15, 2006 (aged 89); Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Medford
College:	Boston College
NFL draft:	1941 / round: 8 / pick: 65
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1945);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph M. Manzo (February 3, 1917 – October 15, 2006) was an American football player.

Early years

A native of Medford, Massachusetts, Manzo attended Medford High School and St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers.^[1]

Boston College

He played college football for Boston College.^[2] He was a member the undefeated 1940 Boston College Eagles football team that claims a national championship. As a reward for Manzo's consistency and reliability during the 1940 season, head coach Frank Leahy selected Manzo as a co-captain for the 1941 Sugar Bowl in which Boston College defeated Tennessee.^[3]^[4]

Professional football and military service

He was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 65th pick in the 1941 NFL draft, but he was drafted into the Army before having a chance to play for the Lions. He served two years as part of the North African campaign in World War II.^[1] After the war, he joined the Lions for the 1945 season. He appeared in three NFL games for the Lions.^[2]

Later years

After retiring from football, Manzo worked as a salesman for NP Liquors. He was inducted in 1982 into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame. He died in 2006 at age 89.^[1]