Fred DeStefano (April 4, 1900 – June 27, 1974) was a professional

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player who played

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for two seasons for the

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. After retiring from football, he became a physician, and died in

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in 1974 of multiple organ failure.Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013

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