George Brancato

George Brancato

Infobox Pro Football player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1931|5|27
Birthplace= Brooklyn, New York
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Position=Running back/Defensive back
College=Santa Ana College, Louisiana State
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years=1954-1955
1956
1957-1963
teams=Chicago Cardinals
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Rough Riders

George Brancato (May 27, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former football player and coach.

Both an offensive and defensive player in college, he played 5 games for the Chicago Cardinals during the 1954 NFL season. He rushed the ball twice for 26 yards and caught three passes for 28 yards. In 1955 he played in the Cardinals' defensive backfield. He joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League as halfback for the 1956 season. He played defensive back for the Ottawa Rough Riders for seven seasons, occasionally playing on offense.

After his retirement, he taught at Montreal's Loyola High School before returing to Ottawa as an assistant coach. In 1974 he was promoted to head coach after Coach of the Year Jack Gotta left to become head coach and general manager of the World Football League's Birmingham Americans. In 1975 he won the Annis Stukus Trophy as CFL's Coach of the Year after a first place 10-5-1 finish. The following season he defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 23-20 in the 64th Grey Cup. After a 4-12 1984 season he was relieved of his coaching duties and appointed director of player personnel.

In 1989 he was hired to coach the Chicago Bruisers of the Arena Football League. After the team folded he served as an assistant under Ernie Stautner with the expansion Dallas Texans. In 1992 he was expected to become head coach of the Charlotte Rage, however the team hired Babe Parilli instead.

He returned to Ottawa in 1993 as Ron Smeltzer's special teams and secondary coach. The following season he served as the offensive coordinator of the Shreveport Pirates. His next coaching job was as Defensive coordinator of the Anaheim Piranhas. In 1999 he returned to the AFL with the Florida Bobcats as the team's defensive coordinator. It was his final coaching job as he retired at the end of the season.


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