Dan Sileo

Who is Dan Sileo?

Donato "Dan" Sileo is a sports radio personality and former professional football player.

Sileo started his sports career at Stamford Catholic High School in Stamford, Connecticut. He is the highest drafted NFL player from Stamford, where he led Catholic High to two straight city crowns, was named All City three times and was also named 1st team All-State in football by the CIAC and 2nd team All-State by the New Haven Register. Sileo made the Adidas High School All American football team in 1981. Sileo was also scouted by Bobby Valentine who was a third base coach for the New York Mets in 1980 as a catcher, Valentine also from Stamford, Connecticut. Before his current career, had a short NFL career as a defensive lineman, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and appearing in preseason games for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys. The Sileo family came from Palermo, Sicily in 1921, and were related to the "High Priest" of the Mafia World Pasquale Anea Sileo who died in 1952,and was succeeded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano. Sileo's family is also related to Al Capone.

Sileo transferred once during his college career.