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Position: | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | June 6, 1918
Died: | January 12, 1959 (age 40) Alhambra, California |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Williamsport (PA) |
College: | Villanova ( 1940– 1941) |
Career history | |
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Salvatore Rosato (June 6, 1918 – January 12, 1959) was an American football fullback. He played for Villanova University ( 1940– 1941), March Field (1942–1943), and the Washington Redskins ( 1945– 1947).
Rosato was born in 1918 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and attended Williamsport High School. He attended Villanova University and played college football for the Villanova Wildcats in 1940 and 1941. [1]
Rosato served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He played with the 1942 and 1943 March Field Flyers football teams. [2] [3] After the war, he played professional football as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1947. [1] [4] [5] [6] He appeared in a total of 24 games for the Redskins, seven of them as a starter. [1]
Rosato married Elizabeth Jane Crennen in Williamsport in 1948. [7] He died of a heart attack in 1959 at age 40 while playing in an industrial league basketball game in Alhambra, California. [8]
No. 32 | |
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Position: | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | June 6, 1918
Died: | January 12, 1959 (age 40) Alhambra, California |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Williamsport (PA) |
College: | Villanova ( 1940– 1941) |
Career history | |
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Salvatore Rosato (June 6, 1918 – January 12, 1959) was an American football fullback. He played for Villanova University ( 1940– 1941), March Field (1942–1943), and the Washington Redskins ( 1945– 1947).
Rosato was born in 1918 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and attended Williamsport High School. He attended Villanova University and played college football for the Villanova Wildcats in 1940 and 1941. [1]
Rosato served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He played with the 1942 and 1943 March Field Flyers football teams. [2] [3] After the war, he played professional football as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1947. [1] [4] [5] [6] He appeared in a total of 24 games for the Redskins, seven of them as a starter. [1]
Rosato married Elizabeth Jane Crennen in Williamsport in 1948. [7] He died of a heart attack in 1959 at age 40 while playing in an industrial league basketball game in Alhambra, California. [8]