- Paul Masotti
NFL player
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Name=Paul Masotti
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Birthplace=Hamilton, Ontario ,Canada
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1965|3|10
Position=Wide receiver
College=Acadia University
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CFLAllStar=1994
Awards=1997Dick Suderman Trophy
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years=1988-1999
teams=Toronto Argonauts Paul Masotti (born
March 10 ,1965 inHamilton, Ontario ) is a former professionalCanadian football player and currentfront office executive with theCanadian Football League Toronto Argonauts . Masotti played thewide receiver position for 12 seasons with theToronto Argonauts , from 1988 to 1999, retiring just before the 2000 season to join the Argos front office first as Executive Vice-President, and then asGeneral Manager .College football career
Born in
Hamilton, Ontario , Masotti played for the Axemen ofAcadia University and was named an AUAA All-Star in 1985 and 1987.Professional football career
Masotti was the
Toronto Argonauts first pick and 15th overall in the 1988 CFL Canadian College Draft. Masotti, however, first signed as afree agent with theWashington Redskins of theNational Football League and was one of the Redskins' final cuts. Masotti made his professional debut with the Argos onSeptember 25 , 1988.Over his 12 seasons, all with the Argonauts, Masotti amassed four straight 1,000-yard seasons from 1994-1997, caught 556 passes for 8,772 yards (a club record that has since been broken by former teammate Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell) and 44 touchdowns, and won three
Grey Cup rings.In the 1997 Grey Cup Masotti was named the Most Valuable Canadian Player leading the team with six receptions for 102 yards. Argos
quarterback Doug Flutie , who won a newChrysler truck as theGrey Cup Most Valuable Player , gave Masotti the prize in recognition of his accomplishments.Following his retirement as an active player in 2000, a banner with Masotti's name and photograph was added to the list of All-Time Argonauts hanging from the rafters of the
Rogers Centre .Trivia
* Masotti is a first
cousin ofMike Morreale , a former wide receiver in the CFL with the Argonauts & theHamilton Tiger-Cats
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