Anthony Siragusa Sr. (May 14, 1967 – June 22, 2022)
(WP) – Tony Siragusa, a Super Bowl-winning NFL defensive tackle
and television personality whose massive physique was matched
by his outsize public persona, died in his sleep.
The Baltimore Ravens, for whom he starred from 1997 to 2001,
said he died “unexpectedly” Wednesday morning. A cause of
death was not immediately made known.
On June 22, 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed
the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to
compensate returning members of the armed services—known
as G.I.s—for their efforts in World War II.
As the last of its sweeping New Deal reforms, Roosevelt’s
administration created the G.I. Bill (officially the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) hoping to avoid a relapse into the
Great Depression after the war ended.
