Background
He was born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania.
He was born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania.
He played center and linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Cherundolo played college football at Penn State, where he was a voted a team captain in 1936. He was named All-America at Penn State.
He went on to play ten seasons in the NFL. He was hired by the Steelers as an assistant coach upon the end of his playing career.
He coached with the Steelers from 1949 through 1958, leaving football in 1959. He returned to the Steelers in 1960 as a part-time scout and returned as a full-time assistant coach for the 1961 season.
He coached a total of 22 years in the NFL with four teams. Cherundolo married Margaret Whitehead.
The couple had two children, Patricia and John.
As the time of his death in 2012, he was the fourth-oldest living professional football player.