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at home with A JET STAR On a football field, they don't come any tougher than Sam DeLuca of the Jets. The hard-hitting, 245-pound offensive guard usually proves to be more than a match for such defensive giants as Houston's Ernie Ladd (6' 315 pounds) and Buffalo's Tom Sestak (6' 270 pounds). Sam becomes a much milder man, however, after he makes the short drive from Shea Stadium to a quiet residential section of Laurelton, Queens, where he lives with his wife, Henrietta, and their three children. NfWS KTOS iT OAVIO MciAMf Oatside his comfortable brick residence in Laurelton, Queens, football star Sam DeLuca of the Jets takes his youngsters for a stroll. A native of Brooklyn, the 30-year-old athlete bought the house five years ago and lives there all year round.

4 -gl I 1 '-v Daughters Diane 0J, 7, and Suzanne. 5, find they cant PrwMl kids aaar how pop was awarded game batt for stopping get through big daddy lineman into living room backfield. Houston's huge tackle, Ernie Ladd, in encounter this season. I Pi Son Warren, 9, gets rise out of dad by clinging to his back during push-ups. A pro since 1958, South Carolina graduate keeps in shape.

In kitchen, Sam relaxes with wife, Henrietta. Good speaker is popular on the banquet circuit. tf, 1' PAGE a NEW YORK SUNDAY NEWS.