Biographical details | |
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Born | Aflex, Kentucky, U.S. | March 17, 1927
Died | February 13, 2017 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 89)
Playing career | |
1947–1950 | William & Mary |
1953–1954 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats[1] |
Position(s) | End, defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950s | William Byrd HS (VA) |
1956–1960 | VMI (line) |
1961–1965 | North Carolina (assistant) |
1966–1970 | VMI |
1971–1973 | East Carolina (OC) |
1977–1978 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
1979–1985 | Shippensburg |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1986–1988 | New England Patriots (scout) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–72–1 (college) |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
PSAC (1981) PSAC West Division (1981) | |
Awards | |
Vito Eupollio Ragazzo (March 17, 1927 – February 13, 2017) was an American gridiron football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at the College of William & Mary and professionally with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ragazzo served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1966 to 1970 and at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1985, compiling a career college football coaching record of 51–72–1.