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Brotherly love: Allegretti siblings forge close bond

URBANA — All these years later, the secret is out: the Allegretti brothers enjoyed late-night pizza. Often.

Growing up in Frankfort, older brother Joe and younger brother Nick lived in adjacent rooms.

“I could go in his room in the middle of the night and mom wouldn’t know we were up,” Nick said. “That was fun.”

Both were football players/wrestlers and dented the scales. Big guys.

“We love food,” Nick said. “I would shoot him a text at 12, 1 in the morning, ‘Hey, Joe, are you awake right now?’ If I got a response ‘Yes,’ I was in his room about 30 seconds later.