Professional Football Player, Major League Baseball Player. A native of Passaic, New Jersey, he played at the fullback position for five seasons (1941, 1945 to 1948) in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference, with the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins. After playing collegiate football at Georgetown (DC), he appeared in 42 NFL and AAFC games rushing for 1,055 yards with 10 touchdowns. A versatile athlete, Castiglia was a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics for part of the 1942 season appearing in 16 games with 7 hits and a .389 batting average. He was inducted into the Georgetown Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional Football Player, Major League Baseball Player. A native of Passaic, New Jersey, he played at the fullback position for five seasons (1941, 1945 to 1948) in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference, with the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins. After playing collegiate football at Georgetown (DC), he appeared in 42 NFL and AAFC games rushing for 1,055 yards with 10 touchdowns. A versatile athlete, Castiglia was a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics for part of the 1942 season appearing in 16 games with 7 hits and a .389 batting average. He was inducted into the Georgetown Sports Hall of Fame.
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