Ralph Sazio

Ralph Sazio

Infobox CFL player
Name = Ralph Sazio
full_name = Ralph Joseph Sazio


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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 the Pittsburgh Steelers)
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administrating_years =19681975, 1980
19731977
19781980
19811990
administrating_teams =Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (President)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (VP)
Toronto Argonauts (President)
coaching_years =19631967
coaching_teams =Hamilton Tiger-Cats
playing_years =1948
19501953
playing_teams =Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Awards =Annis Stukus Trophy (1964)
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Ralph 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 the Toronto Argonauts. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1998) as a builder.

Sazio was born in Avellino, Italy and played high school football at Columbia High School in Maplewood, 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 the College of William and Mary abnd played for the AAFC's Brooklyn 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]

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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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