- Ralph Sazio
Infobox CFL player
Name = Ralph Sazio
full_name = Ralph Joseph Sazio
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position1 =Offensive tackle
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DateOfBirth =Birth date|1922|07|22
Birthplace =Avellino, Italy
DateOfDeath =Death date and age|2008|09|25|1922|07|22
Deathplace =Burlington, Ontario ,Canada
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College =College of William and Mary
high_school =Columbia High School
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NFLDraftedYear =1947
NFLDraftedRound =28
NFLDraftedPick =258
(By thePittsburgh Steelers )
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administrating_years =1968–1975, 1980
1973–1977
1978–1980
1981–1990
administrating_teams =Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (President)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (VP)Toronto Argonauts (President)
coaching_years =1963–1967
coaching_teams =Hamilton Tiger-Cats
playing_years =1948
1950–1953
playing_teams =Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Awards =Annis Stukus Trophy (1964)
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CFHOF =28&builder=Sazio,%20Ralph
CFHOFYear =1998Ralph Joseph Sazio (July 22, 1922 – September 25, 2008 [cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2008/09/26/ralph-sazio.html|title=CFL legend Ralph Sazio dies|date=2008-09-26|publisher=CBCSports.ca|accessdate=2008-09-26] ) is a former football player, assistant coach, head coach general manager and team president for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats . He also served as president of theToronto Argonauts . He is a member of theCanadian Football Hall of Fame (1998) as a builder.Sazio was born in
Avellino, Italy and playedhigh school football at Columbia High School inMaplewood, New Jersey . [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 .] He played college football at theCollege of William and Mary abnd played for theAAFC 'sBrooklyn Dodgers in 1948.Career
Ralph Sazio was a mainstay of the
Canadian Football League 's Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a player, assistant coach, head coach, general manager and team president.His major contribution was as the Tiger-cats' head coach from 1963 to 1967, winning three
Grey Cup championships during that span. He retired from coaching in 1967 as the most successful Tiger-Cat head coach to date in terms of championships (3) and winning percentage.He later served as
Toronto Argonauts team president from 1981 to 1990.He was elected to the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1998 in the builder category.Coaching record
* Overall: 60-24-1 (.712)
* Regular Season: 49-20-1 (.707)
* Playoffs: 11-4 (.733)
* 1 Grey Cup defeat (1964)
* 3 Grey Cups (1963, 1965, 1967)References
External links
* [http://www.cfhof.ca/index.php?module=page&id=28&builder=Sazio,%20Ralph Biography at Canadian Football Hall of Fame website]
* [http://www.argonauts.ca/Argos/History/HallOfFame/Ralph_Sazio.html Biography at Toronto Argonauts' website]Persondata
NAME=Sazio, Ralph
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian Football League player/executive
DATE OF BIRTH=1922-07-22
PLACE OF BIRTH=Avellino, Italy
DATE OF DEATH=2008-09-25
PLACE OF DEATH=Burlington, Ontario ,Canada
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