Education
DeLisle graduated from Newman Catholic High School in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1967.
DeLisle graduated from Newman Catholic High School in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1967.
He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He played college football for four seasons with the University of Wisconsin Badgers. In 1968, DeLisle set a school record with 4 recovered fumbles and led the team in tackles with 83 and again led the team in 1970 with 111 tackles.
DeLisle was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection in 1970.
Not selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, DeLisle played 9 games with the Green Bay Packers in 1971. After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in real estate in 1971 and Mississippi in marketing research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, DeLisle earned his Doctor of Philosophy in real estate and urban land economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1981.
During the 1980s, DeLisle worked in various businesses and joined Prudential Real Estate Investors in 1987 and Equitable Real Estate in 1989. At both businesses, DeLisle helped establish investment research departments.
In 2001, DeLisle became a professor at the University of Washington.
At Washington, DeLisle established the master"s program in real estate and became director of graduate real estate studies in 2008.