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Birth Name: Don Bosco Boselli, Jr.
Place of Birth: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 17, 1972
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, one eighth Italian, one eighth French-Canadian, Welsh, Scottish
Tony Boselli is an American professional football player, executive, and sports broadcaster. An offensive tackle, he played most of his career for the Jacksonville Jaguars, as well as the Houston Texans, of the National Football League (NFL). He is executive vice president of football operations for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is regarded as an all-time great tackle, and was inducted into the Pro-Football Hall of Fame in 2022. He is 6′7″.
Tony is married to Angi, with whom he has five children.
Tony’s paternal grandfather was Frank Ernest “Don Bosco” Boselli (the son of Leopoldo Tommaso/Tommoso “Leo” Boselli and Amelia Anne Morrell/Morell). Frank was born in San Diego, California. Leo was born in Stradella, Pavia, Lombard, Italy, the son of Felice Boselli, who was born in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, and of Rosa Mazza. Amelia was born in Lobo, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Joseph Daniel Morrell/Morell and Marguerite Ellen Trudeau, who were French-Canadian, from Québec.
Tony’s paternal grandmother was Grace L. Haines (the daughter of Arthur Wheeler Haines and Caroline “Carrie” Morehouse). Grace was born in California. Arthur was born in New York, the son of Seaman Willis Haines and Mary Evelyn Wheeler. Caroline was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Guel Wilford Morehouse and Estella Frances Rosecrans.
Tony’s maternal grandmother likely was Jane Clark, later Levine (the daughter of William Winfield Clark and Emer Jane Fleming). Jane was born in New York. William was born in Duboise, Pennsylvania, the son of Elmer L. Clark and Zella Smith, and was of at least part Irish descent. Emer was born in Rome, New York, the daughter of Michael M. Fleming, who had Irish parentage, and of Margaret A. Jones, whose father was Welsh and whose mother was Irish.