| Geno Mazzanti | |
| Number: | 83 |
| Position: | Halfback |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Lake Village, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 190 |
| High School: | Lakeside (AR) |
| College: | Arkansas |
| Draftyear: | 1950 |
| Draftround: | 26 |
| Draftpick: | 327 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 4 |
| Pfr: | MazzGe20 |
Geno Mazzanti (April 1, 1929 - July 24, 2013) was an American 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]
Mazzanti was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 26th round of the 1950 NFL draft. He signed with the Colts in May 1950.[4] He played at the halfback position during the 1950 Colts season.[5] [6] He appeared in a total of five NFL games and had seven carries for 22 yards and one touchdown.[1] [7]
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]