Geno Mazzanti
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 1, 1929 Lake Village, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | July 24, 2013 (aged 84) Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Lakeside (Lake Village, Arkansas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Arkansas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 26th round, 327th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Geno Mazzanti (April 1, 1929 – July 24, 2013) was an American professional football halfback.
A native of Lake Village, Arkansas, he played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[1] He ran 77 yards for the game-winning touchdown against Vanderbilt in 1949 and was selected by the United Press as a second-team back on the 1949 All-Southwest Conference football team.[2][3][4]
Mazzanti was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 26th round of the 1950 NFL draft.[5] He signed with the Colts in May 1950.[2] He played at the halfback position during the 1950 Colts season.[6][7] He appeared in a total of five NFL games and had seven carries for 22 yards and one touchdown.[1][5]
He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Rough Riders during the 1952 season. He appeared in four games for Ottawa, three of them as a starter.[1][8] He also served as an assistant coach for the 1952 Rough Riders.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Geno Mazzanti". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Stuart B. McIver (May 21, 1950). "Colts Add Two To Grid Squad: Bass And Mazzanti, Arkansas Backs, Sign Contracts". The Baltimore Sun – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Defeats Vanderbilt, 7-6". The Knoxville Journal. October 23, 1949. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "M'Fadin and Wolfe Rate UP's All-SWC". The Austin Statesman. December 2, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Geno Mazzanti Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ James Ellis (September 22, 1950). "Mazzanti May Start At Halfback Against Browns". The Baltimore Sun. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Ellis (August 1, 1950). "Mazzanti, Buksar Trade Posts In Mobility Test". The Baltimore Sun. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mazzanti To Be QB Insurance, Crowe Sees Steady Progress". The Ottawa Citizen. August 21, 1952. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mazzanti Named Assistant to Clem Crowe". The Ottawa Journal. September 25, 1952. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.