Tony Boselli, who grew up in Boulder, becomes the third Coloradoan and first Jaguars player inducted along with the Class of 2022 in Canton, Ohio.
“That’s a big deal to me,” Boselli said. “Boulder was a great place to grow up as a kid because everything was outdoors, which fit my personality of wanting to do stuff and stay involved.”
Boselli, a left tackle in the NFL, graduated from Fairview High in Boulder and moved onto USC, where he was a three-time, first-team All-America.The Boselli family moved to Colorado when Tony was 2 years old. His uncle, who was 22 years older than Boselli’s dad, Tony, Sr., bought a McDonald’s franchise in Thornton and hired Tony, Sr., to be the manager. By the time Tony, Sr., retired, he owned more than 20 McDonald’s locations.“I would have thought of us as middle class growing up.
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