Victor C. Prinzi (April 28, 1936 - January 14, 1998)
was a professional American football player for the
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
and the
Denver Broncos and did color commentary with
Gene Deckerhoff
Emerson Eugene Deckerhoff, Jr. (born May 2, 1945) is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a post he has held since 1989. He also served as the longtime voice of the Florida State Seminoles, calling games for the fo ...
for FSU football games. He was also a friend and former college football (starting quarterback and defensive back) teammate of
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture.
Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...
at
Florida State University
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, after whom a character in ''
The Cannonball Run'' was named. Vic Prinzi died after a four-month battle with
lung cancer on January 14, 1998, at his home in
Tampa, Florida.
See also
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United States Football League on the radio Local coverage
1983
1984
1985
National coverage
On December 9, 1982, the USFL and ABC Radio Networks jointly announced that ABC would do 39 national broadcasts of USFL games, including two playoff games and the league's championship game ...
References
External links
Vic Prinzi at the official site of the Seminoles the Florida State University American football team.
Ex-Seminoles Broadcaster, QB Dies
Sports-Reference Page
1936 births
1998 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Florida
Denver Broncos players
Florida State Seminoles football announcers
Florida State Seminoles football players
New York Giants players
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