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x44x · 08-12-2004, 12:54 AM

He was again voted Honorable Mention All-American and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League drafted him in the first round.

A junior academically, Rossi wasn't eligible for the draft yet and his selection was deemed illegal.

But the Redskins liked Rossi so much, they drafted him No. 1 again in 1947. Rossi was coming off another phenomenal season: he was named Honorable Mention All-American for the third straight year and played in the East-West Shrine game at Stanford.

The Shrine game turned out to be Rossi's last, however. He spurned the NFL for a life in education.

08-12-2004, 12:54 AM	#8
x44x Special Teams Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Norfolk Virginia Age: 50 Posts: 211	He was again voted Honorable Mention All-American and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League drafted him in the first round. A junior academically, Rossi wasn't eligible for the draft yet and his selection was deemed illegal. But the Redskins liked Rossi so much, they drafted him No. 1 again in 1947. Rossi was coming off another phenomenal season: he was named Honorable Mention All-American for the third straight year and played in the East-West Shrine game at Stanford. The Shrine game turned out to be Rossi's last, however. He spurned the NFL for a life in education.