Born March 19, 1913, in Santa Clara, California was Nello “Flash” Falaschi the star QB of Santa Clara from 1934 to 1936 arrived into this life. Nobody gave Santa Clara Broncos a chance against the Tigers of LSU in the 1937 Sugar Bowl per his bio on the Football Foundation’s website. The Tigers after all were undefeated and looked like a lock to win the game. But they were not ready for the player that Flash Falaschi was. Nello used his athleticism and smarts to put the Broncos up by 14 points early in the game according to the All State Sugar Bowl website. A muddy rain soaked field helped to restrict the famed LSU passing offense they had counted so heavily upon all season but LSU did manage to get back within 7 points until Flash struck again with a fumble recovery in the endzone and provided a Santa Clara 21-14 upset. Nello Falaschi was placed into the college Football Hall of Fame in 1971. He later played in the NFL for the Giants.
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