John Lusardi
6-1, 225, LB
Springfield, NJ
Dayton H.S.
At SU: two letters…former walk-on who became a starter at inside linebacker his senior season…joined the Orange as a walk-on in 1987 and became one of the few non-recruits to earn a scholarship…coached labeled him an aggressive player…was a key player on special teams…liked to hit, had good speed…was good on pass coverage…
Senior year: took over the starting role along side Glen Young when Dan Conley went down with an injury vs. Maryland…played in all 12 games and started ten…finished 2nd on the team with 105 tackles (47 solo)…made an immediate impact against Maryland, scoring on an interception that broke a 14-14 tie en route to SU’s 31-17 win…had a game-high 14 tackles and was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week…had 13 tackles and a sack vs. Tulane…had five double figure tackle games…season high of 15 tackles vs. West Virginia, including 2 for 20 yards in losses…continued to play special teams on the punt and punt return units…
Junior year: listed on the two-deep behind Glen Young…played in all 13 games…had 10 tackles on the season (7 solo)… 2 tackles vs. Boston College, Rutgers and Pittsburgh…
Sophomore year: earned a spot on the two-deep behind David Bavaro at inside linebacker…took over after Bavaro went down with an injury in the Florida State game and responded with a season high 6 tackles…finished with 16 tackles on the season…contributor on special teams…
High School: All-State, All-Metro, All-Country under coach Anthony Policari…team captain as a senior…also lettered in track and basketball…
Personal: John Anthony Lusardi…born May 10, 1969, Orange, NJ…son of Don and Fran Lusardi…one brother and two sisters…Don was a member of the football and track teams at Villanova…majored in retailing
Tackles Assists Total Sacks
1989 7 9 16 0
1990 7 3 10 0
1991 47 58 105 1
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Total 61 70 131 1
