Vince Promuto
Encyclopedia
Vincent Louis Promuto is a former American football
guard
in the National Football League
for the Washington Redskins
from 1960
to 1970
. Promuto played college football
at the College of the Holy Cross
and was then drafted
by the Redskins in the fourth round in the 1960 NFL Draft
. He played 130 games in his career, all with Washington. He was a Pro Bowl
selection in 1963 and 1964. He is a member of the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame. True crime author Richard Esposito wrote in Dead on Delivery: Inside the drug wars, straight from the street said, "In 1974 Vince was given the position of the public affairs director for the DEA New York Office that earned him $29,000-a-year. This was despite his alleged ties to organized crime. Promuto allegedly maintained ties to professional gamblers and underworld hangers-on that he had formed during his days with the Washington Redskins. Among the allegations were that he interfered in a local police investigation of an illegal sports betting operation where he hung out, but the allegations never amounted to much".
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
from 1960
1960 NFL season
The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Pete Rozelle was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys. Also, the Cardinals...
to 1970
1970 NFL season
The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger.The merger forced a realignment between the combined league's clubs. Because there were 16 NFL teams and 10 AFL teams, three teams needed to transfer to balance the two new...
. Promuto played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
and was then drafted
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
by the Redskins in the fourth round in the 1960 NFL Draft
1960 NFL Draft
The 1960 National Football League Draft Annual Player Selection Meeting in which NFL teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players, was held in secret in order to fend off increased competition for college players from the American...
. He played 130 games in his career, all with Washington. He was a Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
selection in 1963 and 1964. He is a member of the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame. True crime author Richard Esposito wrote in Dead on Delivery: Inside the drug wars, straight from the street said, "In 1974 Vince was given the position of the public affairs director for the DEA New York Office that earned him $29,000-a-year. This was despite his alleged ties to organized crime. Promuto allegedly maintained ties to professional gamblers and underworld hangers-on that he had formed during his days with the Washington Redskins. Among the allegations were that he interfered in a local police investigation of an illegal sports betting operation where he hung out, but the allegations never amounted to much".