Joseph Charles DiVito is a former American collegiate and Professional Football

Professional football

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 quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 and punter for the Boston College Eagles

Boston College Eagles

The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...

 and the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 of the American Football League

American Football League

The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

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Boston College

DiVito played at Boston College from 1965-1967. He completed 80 of 180 passes for 1,138 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions.

Denver Broncos

DiVito was 1 of 8 quarterbacks to try out for the American Football League's Denver Broncos in 1968, including Steve Tensi

Steve Tensi

Stephen Michael "Steve" Tensi is a former professional American football quarterback in the American Football League and the National Football League. He played for the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos .-See also:* Other American Football League players...

, Jim LeClair, John McCormick

John McCormick (American football)

John McCormick is a former professional American football player who played quarterback and punter for with the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos from 1962-1968.-References:...

, and Marlin Briscoe

Marlin Briscoe

Marlin Oliver Briscoe is a former American collegiate and Professional Football wide receiver/quarterback who played professionally for nine years...

. He was named the backup quarterback behind incumbent starter

Starting lineup

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 Steve Tensi. After Tensi broke his collarbone, DiVito got his chance to be the Broncos #1 quarterback. He completed only 1 of 6 passes for 16 yards before being replaced by wide receiver

Wide receiver

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/defensive back

Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

 Marlin Briscoe. He also completed 8 punts

Punt (football)

In some codes of football, a punt is a play in which a player drops the ball and kicks it before it touches the ground. A punt is in contrast to a drop kick, in which the ball touches the ground before being kicked....

 for a total of 242 yards and a net average of 30.3 yards per punt. He was cut following the 1969 training camp and signed with the Hartford Knights of the Atlantic Coast Football League

Atlantic Coast Football League

The Atlantic Coast Football League was a minor football league that operated from 1962 to 1973. Until 1969, many of its franchises had working agreements with NFL and AFL teams to serve as farm clubs. The league paid a base salary of $100 per game and had 36 players on each active roster.For the...

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See also

• Other American Football League players, coaches, and contributors