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Paul Thomas Salata is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He was born to a Serbian-born father and second generation Serbian-American mother. After his college football days at USC, Salata played for the AAFC/NFL's San Francisco 49ers (1949–1950) and the AAFC's Baltimore Colts (1950). After the Colts franchise folded in 1950 he was declared draft-eligible and was subsequently drafted in the tenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He scored the 49ers final touchdown in the All-American Football Conference, as well as the team's first TD in NFL. He also played three final seasons in Canada; 1952 with the Calgary Stampeders, where he was an all-star, and 1953 with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Birth Name
Paul Thomas Salata
Born
Sunday, 17 October 1926
Died
Saturday, 16 October 2021
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Blueprint for Robbery | Rocky | 1961 |
Heller in Pink Tights | Servant | 1960 |
The Rebel | 1959 | |
Don't Give Up the Ship | Bit Role | 1959 |
The Hangman | Ben - Teamster | 1959 |
The Buccaneer | Pirate | 1958 |
The Sad Sack | Bit Role | 1957 |
The Joker Is Wild | Hood | 1957 |
Omar Khayyam | Guard | 1957 |
The Ten Commandments | Amalekite | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Blueprint for Robbery | Rocky | 1961 |
Heller in Pink Tights | Servant | 1960 |
The Rebel | 1959 | |
Don't Give Up the Ship | Bit Role | 1959 |
The Hangman | Ben - Teamster | 1959 |
The Buccaneer | Pirate | 1958 |
The Sad Sack | Bit Role | 1957 |
The Joker Is Wild | Hood | 1957 |
Omar Khayyam | Guard | 1957 |
The Ten Commandments | Amalekite | 1956 |
The Desperate Hours | Sheriff | 1955 |
The Egyptian | Egyptian Official | 1954 |
The Kid from Left Field | Larson | 1953 |
Stalag 17 | Bearded Prisoner | 1953 |
Singin' in the Rain | Chorus Boy | 1952 |
Just This Once | Shore Patrolman | 1952 |
Angels in the Outfield | Tony Minelli | 1951 |
Father Was a Fullback | Football Player | 1949 |