Geno DeNobile explained

Geno DeNobile
Import:no
Position1:Guard
Number:55, 62
Amateur Team:Hamilton Tiger-Cats Junior B's
Birth Date:March 6, 1933
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:225
Playing Years1:1956–64
Honors:Grey Cup Champion - 1957 & 63

Geno DeNobile (March 6, 1933 – May 5, 1995) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian football player, playing from 1956 to 1964 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[1]

Born in Hamilton, he came up through the ranks with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Junior B team.[2] [3] He was an unsung hero of the great Tiger-Cat teams. Though he was never an all-star during his 9-year career, he played in seven Grey Cup games, winning two of them in 1957 and 1963.

He died on May 5, 1995.

Notes and References

  1. FANBASE entry: Geno DeNobile
  2. http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=denobgen001 CFL statistics
  3. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2012 Media Guide and Record Book