 Larry Sartori, 1947 | |||||
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| Born: | August 20, 1917 Sheppton, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Died: | November 6, 1980 (aged 63) Paramus, New Jersey | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Sheppton (PA) | ||||
| College: | Fordham | ||||
| Position: | Guard | ||||
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Lawrence Matthews "Sunny"[1] Sartori (August 20, 1917 – November 6, 1980) was an American football player and coach.
A native of Sheppton, Pennsylvania, Sartori attended Sheppton High School.[2][3] He played college football at Fordham University.[2] He was captain of the 1941 Fordham Rams football team that defeated Missouri in the 1942 Sugar Bowl and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll. He was also selected to play on the College All-Stars against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942.[4][5]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Detroit Lions in 1942 and 1945. He appeared in 11 NFL games, two as a starter.[2] His football career was interrupted by service in the Navy during World War II.[6]
In 1947, Sartori was the player-coach for the Shenandoah Presidents of the Pennsylvania Professional Football League.[7][8] After his playing career ended, he coached football at Seton Hall, Brooklyn Prep, Rutherford High School, and Don Bosco High School of Ramsey, New Jersey. He later worked as a mutual clerk at the Yonkers Raceway.[6]
He died in 1980 at Paramus, New Jersey.[6]
- ^ "Larry Sartori Awarded Grid Letter at Fordham". Republican and Herald. December 21, 1939. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Larry Sartori". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Blue Devil Leads Fordham in Sugar Bowl: Larry Sartori Is Captain of Rams Who Meet Missouri tigers January 1st". Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA). December 5, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Larry Sartori Praised". The Plain Speaker. August 25, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fordham's Larry Sartori To Wed N.Y. Girl on January 10". Standard-Speaker. December 24, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Richard Stukey (November 7, 1980). "Larry Sartori, All-American, ex-Bosco coach". The Record. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sartori To Coach Pro Grid Prexies". Standard-Sentinel. August 7, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prexies' Coach Larry Sartori". Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA). September 6, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.