Dom Moselle is a former defensive back

Defensive back

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 and halfback

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 in the National Football League

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Biography

Moselle was born Dominic Angelo Moselle on June 23, 1926 in Gile, Wisconsin. He went on to serve in the United States Army

United States Army

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 during World War II

World War II

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 and marry Patricia O'Keefe. Moselle died on August 10, 2010.

Career

Moselle was drafted in the twenty-third round of the 1950 NFL Draft

1950 NFL Draft

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 by the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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 was a member of the Browns team that won the NFL Championship that season. The following two seasons he would play for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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. After a season away from the NFL, he played with the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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 during the 1954 NFL season

1954 NFL season

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. Following his time in the NFL, he played with the Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

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 of the Canadian Football League

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He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin-Superior

University of Wisconsin-Superior

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