Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he attended the University of Virginia, which finished 8-1 and ranked 13th in the Associated Press poll in his final year in 1951.

He was selected an all-conference defensive tackle in 1956 by The Sporting News.

After retiring from football, he was the president and owner of Cavalier Manufacturing.

Delphine recently passed on August 4, 2018, at the age of 89 of natural causes.

This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1920s is a stub.