As he enters Pro Football Hall of Fame, Boulder native Tony Boselli takes trip down memory lane
The list of Colorado high school players inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is short: Dutch Clark and Jack Christansen, who grew up in Fowler and Canon City, respectively.That changes Saturday when Tony Boselli, who grew up in Boulder, becomes the third Coloradan and first Jaguars player inducted along with the Class of 2022 in Canton, Ohio.
Clark was inducted in 1963, followed by Christansen in 1970. It only feels like Boselli’s wait has been that long — he was a six-time Hall finalist before he finally got the “knock” when Anthony Munoz, whom Boselli considers the best left tackle of all time, traveled to Jacksonville to welcome him to “The Gold Jacket Club.”
Tony, Sr., died on May 31, 2021 due to melanoma. But before his passing, he taped a congratulatory message to his son in the event he reached the Hall of Fame.Boselli was always a “really big” kid, which was problematic when he signed up for football at age 8. But his father fudged the sign-up forms and Tony was going against 12-year-olds and would have a dot on his helmet, meaning he couldn’t touch the football. He entered high school wanting to play quarterback. That quickly changed.
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