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==Background==
==Background==
Birleffi was one of four children born to Victor Birleffi (1888–1970), a [[miner]], and Louise Birleffi (1895–1986) in tiny Hartville in Platte County in southeastern Wyoming and lived in the state for his entire life except for four years in the military. During Birleffi's youth, Hartville had a population of two thousand, compared to sixty-two in the 2020 census. Birleffi was of [[Itay|Italian]] ethnicity and [[Roman Catholic]] in a predominantly [[Protestant]] state.<ref name=stories>Larry Birleffi stories:http://wyospcr.state.wy.us/Stories/Birleffi.asp</ref> He graduated from Sunrise High School, now Guernsey-Sunrise High School in Guernsey, Wyoming, where he was [[quarterback]] of the football team. In 1942, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in [[English language]] from the University of Wyoming. He was a [[major]] in the [[United States Army]] [[92nd Infantry Division]], having served in [[Italy]] and earned the [[Bronze Star]].<ref name=obit>http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/09/28/obituaries/01obit_09-28-08.txt</ref>
Birleffi was one of four children born to Victor Birleffi (1888–1970), a miner, and Louise Birleffi (1895–1986) in tiny Hartville in Platte County in southeastern Wyoming and lived in the state for his entire life except for four years in the military. During Birleffi's youth, Hartville had a population of two thousand, compared to sixty-two in the 2020 census. Birleffi was of [[Italy|Italian]] ethnicity and [[Roman Catholic]] in a predominantly [[Protestant]] state.<ref name=stories>Larry Birleffi stories:http://wyospcr.state.wy.us/Stories/Birleffi.asp</ref> He graduated from Sunrise High School, now Guernsey-Sunrise High School in Guernsey, Wyoming, where he was [[quarterback]] of the football team. In 1942, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in [[English language]] from the University of Wyoming. He was a [[major]] in the [[United States Army]] 92nd Infantry Division, earning the [[Bronze Star]] in Italy.<ref name=obit>http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/09/28/obituaries/01obit_09-28-08.txt</ref>
==Sports career==
==Sports career==