Tony DiRienzo
1976 · Round 8 · Pick 212 · K · San Diego Chargers
Tony DiRienzo was a kicker at Oklahoma, drafted by the San Diego Chargers in round 8, pick 212, in 1976. Pro Football Reference has no player page for him. SoonerStats lists him on OU's roster 1973-75 (5-10, 187 lb in 1975), from Ardmore, OK, and Ardmore High. Pro Football Archives lists him as a letterman at Oklahoma in 1973, 1974 and 1975. It gives his birth as July 10, 1954, in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Its transaction log shows that the San Diego Chargers (NFL) signed and released him in 1976; the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) signed him in 1977 and released him on 7/27/1977; and the Chicago Bears (NFL) signed him on 5/30/1978 and released him in 1978. Sports Illustrated's All Sooners site says he led OU in field goals in 1974 (6 of 11) and 1975 (13 of 19), kicked a school-record 60-yarder against Kansas in 1973, a 56-yarder against Oklahoma State and a 52-yarder against Kansas in 1975, and went 39 of 39 on PATs in 1974; it adds that he didn't play in any regular-season games. soonerfb.com lists him as first-team All-Big Eight in 1975.
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https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=439 | https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/d/diri00600.html | https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/football/top-10-sooners-kicker | http://soonerfb.com/ouPlayer.aspx?PID=507