Ben Zambiasi

Ben Zambiasi

NFL player


DateOfBirth= Birth date and age|1956|8|19|mf=y
Birthplace= Valdosta, Georgia
DateOfDeath=
College=Georgia
Position=Linebacker
DraftedYear=1978
DraftedRound=10 / Pick 271
(By the Chicago Bears)
Awards=1979 CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
2004 Canadian Football Hall of Fame
years=1978-1987
1988
teams=Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Toronto Argonauts
CFLAllStar=1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985
CollegeHOF=
CFHOF=24&player=Zambiasi,%20Ben

Benjamin Ray Zambiasi, more commonly known as Ben Zambiasi, (born August 19, 1956) was a star linebacker in the Canadian Football League.

Zambiasi was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and played for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1974 to 1977. He later graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. He was drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears in the 10th round, 271st overall, in 1978, but ended up coming to Canada after training camp.

Zambiasi would play 10 years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1978 to 1987) and one year with the Toronto Argonauts (1988). He would play in 4 Grey Cup games winning one championship in the 74th Grey Cup. He would win the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1979 and be an all star 8 times. He was selected to the University of Georgia Bulldogs' Team of the Century and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Wall of Honour in 2002. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.


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