He served as team captain his senior season, leading Tulane to a 5–4–1 mark that year, including an upset win over eighth-ranked Alabama and a 13–13 season-ending tie with LSU.
[1] Sardisco was a two-time All-Southeastern Conference choice at guard during his years at Tulane and was named a first team All-American by the Football Writer's Association of America in 1955.
[3] He was selected in the sixth round of the 1956 NFL draft as an offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers, where his first contract was for $7,500 with a $250 bonus.
[2][1] Sardisco returned to the states to help launch the American Football League (AFL), and he played guard for the Boston Patriots from 1960 to 1963.
[7] In 1970, Sardisco became the head football coach at Jesuit High School (now Loyola College Prep) in Shreveport, Louisiana.