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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 [[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>
Birleffi was one of four children born to Victor A. Birleffi (1888–1970), a miner, and Louise Teresa 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. Despite its small size, Hartville is home of one of the oldest, most prestigious restaurans in the West, the Miners and Stockmen’s Steakhouse and Spirits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/07/01/eating-wyoming-legendary-miners-and-stockmens-steakhouse/|title=Eating Wyoming: The Legendary Miners And Stockmen’s Steakhouse In Hartville:
What looks like a rough and rugged saloon in Wyoming’s oldest town of Hartville, population 62, is actually hiding the high-end Miners and Stockmen’s Steakhouse, serving the finest-grade steaks, 35 kinds of whiskey and desserts to die for|publisher=''Cowboy State Daily''|date=undated|author=Renée Jean|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}</ref>
Birleffi was of [[Italy|Italian]] ethnicity and [[Roman Catholic]].<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 the [[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==