USC great 'Little Tony' Boselli approaches Football Hall of Fame heaven with 'Big Tony'
LOS ANGELES — Big Tony and Little Tony, that's what everyone called them. The nicknames seemed a bit silly as "Little" Tony Boselli sprouted and didn't stop growing, rounding into the best left tackle in college football when he was at USC, then the No. 2 overall draft pick who became a 6-foot-7, 335-pound fixture for the Jacksonville Jaguars and — as of Saturday — that club's only player ...
by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Aug 05, 2022
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LOS ANGELES — Big Tony and Little Tony, that's what everyone called them.
The nicknames seemed a bit silly as "Little" Tony Boselli sprouted and didn't stop growing, rounding into the best left tackle in college football when he was at USC, then the No. 2 overall draft pick who became a 6-foot-7, 335-pound fixture for the Jacksonville Jaguars and — as of Saturday — that club's only player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Meanwhile, Big Tony was 6 feet, 185 pounds — Little Tony passed him at age 13 — yet loomed as large as anyone in his son's life.
"He was a great dad," Little Tony said. "He was involved
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