Date of birth | July 22, 1922 |
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Place of birth | Avellino, Italy |
Date of death | September 25, 2008 | (aged 86)
Place of death | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
US college | College of William and Mary |
High school | Columbia High School |
NFL draft | 1947 / round: 28 / pick: 258 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Career history | |
As administrator | |
1968–1975, 1980 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM) |
1972–1977 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (President) |
1978–1980 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (VP) |
1981–1990 | Toronto Argonauts (President) |
As coach | |
1950–1962 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Asst.) |
1963–1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
As player | |
1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) |
1950–1953 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
Awards | Annis Stukus Trophy (1964) |
Career stats | |
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Ralph Joseph Sazio (July 22, 1922 – September 25, 2008) was a Canadian football player, coach, and executive. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1998) as a builder.
Sazio was born in Avellino, Italy and played high school football at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.[1] He played college football at the College of William and Mary and played for the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948.