Longtime Lake Oswego resident inducted to Fordham Hall of Fame

By Cliff Newell

The Lake Oswego Review, Nov 28, 2009

Andrew Nacrelli, who was a longtime Lake Oswego resident, was recently inducted into the Fordham University Hall of Fame for his role as the star tight end and putner for the team in the 1950s.

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When Esther Nacrelli of Lake Oswego heard that her husband Andrew had been voted into the Fordham University Hall of Fame this year, she was not surprised.

Actually, this honor was a long time coming.

“My husband was a good man,” Esther Nacrelli said. “A very good man. A good father. A good husband.”

Andy Nacrelli was also a good football player. A very good football player.

“Andy was a Fordham great who fell through the cracks,” said Henry Nacrelli, Andy’s brother. “His outstanding record on and off the field speaks for itself.”

A native of Chester, PA, he went on to star at tight end and punter for the Fordham Ram teams of the mid 1950s and earned a slew of honors, especially after a senior season of 1954 in which he led the team in receptions.

He was team MVP, All-Catholic All-American, second team All-East, and was named to the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

There was much more football ahead of him. In 1957 Nacrelli was named to the Army Times All-Army team.

He then went on to play for the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the Canadian Football League and later the Philadelphia Eagles before finally hanging up his pads, helmet and cleats.

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