Angello Bertelli was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA to Italian immigrant parents. A generation later, also in Springfield, Nick Buoniconti, #21 on our list of all-time Notre Dame greats, was born to Italian immigrant parents.
Bertelli was a multi-sport star at Springfield’s Cathedral High, the same school which Buoniconti used as a springboard to Notre Dame. They are the only two members of our top #25 who attended the same high school.
Angelo Bertelli, The Multi-Sport Star
Eschewing Italy’s national sport, soccer, Bertelli immediately shone at Cathedral on grass (fooball) on wooden planks (basketball) and on ice (hockey).