Dick Cassiano
Born: | Albany, New York | October 7, 1917
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Died: | May 14, 1980 Albany, New York | (aged 62)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback |
College | Pittsburgh |
NFL draft | 1940 / Round: 6 / Pick: 49 (by the Green Bay Packers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Richard Peter Cassiano (October 7, 1917 – May 14, 1980)[1] was a halfback in the National Football League. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940 NFL season.[2] He died in 1980 at an Albany hospital.[3] Cassiano was a member of the socalled "dream backfield" at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1930s.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Dick Cassiano". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ^ "Dick Cassiano". National Football League. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ^ "Former Pitt Star Cassiano Dies", Altoona Mirror, Friday, May 16, 1980, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
- ^ "Dick Cassiano, 62, Pitt Halfback For Stellar Teams of the 1930's (Published 1980)". The New York Times. 1980-05-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Albany, New York
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
- American football halfbacks
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- 1917 births
- 1980 deaths
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs