Vito Ragazzo

Vito Ragazzo
Biographical details
Born(1927-03-17)March 17, 1927
Aflex, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 2017(2017-02-13) (aged 89)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1950William & Mary
1953–1954Hamilton Tiger-Cats[1]
Position(s)End, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950sWilliam Byrd HS (VA)
1956–1960VMI (line)
1961–1965North Carolina (assistant)
1966–1970VMI
1971–1973East Carolina (OC)
1977–1978Wake Forest (assistant)
1979–1985Shippensburg
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1986–1988New England Patriots (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall51–72–1 (college)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
PSAC (1981)
PSAC West Division (1981)
Awards
  • Virginia College Coach of the Year in Portsmouth (1967)
  • Pennsylvania College Coach of the Year (1981)
  • College Coach of the Year by AFCA and Eastman Kodak (1982)
  • First-team All-SoCon (1949)

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.

  1. ^ "Vito Ragazzo CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.