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Don Luzzi Date of birth: August 20, 1935 Date of death: October 30, 2005 (aged 70) Place of death: Calgary, Alberta Career information Position(s): Offensive lineman
Defensive linemanCollege: Villanova University Organizations As player: 1958-1969 Calgary Stampeders Career highlights and awards CFL All-Star: 1962, 1963, 1966 CFL West All-Star: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1986 Don Luzzi (August 20, 1935 – October 30, 2005) was a politician and professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League.
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CFL career
After playing college football at Villanova University, Don Luzzi played 12 seasons for the Calgary Stampeders from 1958 to 1969. Luzzi was an all-Western conference star, both as an offensive tackle and as a defensive tackle. In 1958, he was selected to the CFL Western All-Star Team at both offensive and defensive tackle positions. He was also an all-Canadian defensive tackle in 1962, 1963, and 1966. His team reached the Grey Cup game once, in 1968, but lost a close game to the Ottawa Rough Riders led by quarterback Russ Jackson. From 1961 to 1969, he played in front of Canadian Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Wayne Harris, forming a duo in the middle part of a defense difficult to run against. Luzzi himself was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
Political career
Luzzi made a run at provincial politics. He ran for the Alberta Social Credit Party in the 1971 Alberta general election in the riding of Calgary-Buffalo. Luzzi was defeated in a hotly contested election by Ron Ghitter, losing to Ghitter by about 500 votes.
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External reference
http://www.stampeders.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=6457&writer=0
Categories:- American players of Canadian football
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Villanova Wildcats football players
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Social Credit Party of Alberta candidates in Alberta provincial elections
- Canadian sportsperson–politicians
- 1935 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian football offensive lineman stubs
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