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George Brancato 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 phys ed at Laval High and Montreal's Loyola High School before returning 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.

Born

May 27th, 1931 in Brooklyn / Died: Oct 22nd, 2019 - aged 88

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Chicago Bruisers (1989) | Ottawa Rough Riders (1974-1984) | Ottawa Rough Riders (1957-1963) | Montreal Alouettes (1956) |

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2019/10/24

The celebrity has been marked as passed away

2015/05/28

The Celebrity Name has been changed from George Bancato

2014/02/19

New Address: Available to members only

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