TU Hall of Famer and Former Dallas Cowboy Lineman Tony Liscio Passes Away
6/20/2017 10:06:00 AM | Tulsa Hurricane
Tony Liscio, a former Tulsa football lineman and class of 2004 inductee into the TU Athletic Hall of Fame, died at the age of 76 Sunday after suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
A Pittsburgh, Pa. native, Liscio was a three-year letterwinner and two-way starting tackle at Tulsa. He was a first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference as a senior and was selected to play in the College All-Star game against the NFL.
At 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, Liscio played left tackle and guard for the Dallas Cowboys after being drafted by the Green Bay Packers with the 42nd overall pick in 1963. Being used on defense, he was released before the season opener by the Packers. The Cowboys picked him up on waivers and by the end of the 1963 season he was starting at left tackle.
Liscio helped pave the way for the Cowboys' first Super Bowl title in 1971, returning to the team in November 1971, after announcing his retirement in September. He was runner-up for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1971. Liscio also played in the famous NFL Championship Ice Bowl game between Dallas and Green Bay in 1967.
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