Ralph Sazio

Ralph Sazio
Date of birth(1922-07-22)July 22, 1922
Place of birthAvellino, Italy
Date of deathSeptember 25, 2008(2008-09-25) (aged 86)
Place of deathBurlington, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Offensive tackle
US collegeCollege of William and Mary
High schoolColumbia High School
NFL draft1947 / round: 28 / pick: 258
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Career history
As administrator
19681975, 1980Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM)
19721977Hamilton Tiger-Cats (President)
19781980Hamilton Tiger-Cats (VP)
19811990Toronto Argonauts (President)
As coach
1950–1962Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Asst.)
19631967Hamilton Tiger-Cats
As player
1948Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
19501953Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
AwardsAnnis Stukus Trophy (1964)
Career stats

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.

  1. ^ Richardson, William D. "COLLEAGUES HONOR STANFORD MENTOR; Shaughnessy Named 'Coach of the Year' in Poll Taken by the World-Telegram", The New York Times, December 20, 1940.