Pete Lavorato Explained

Pete Lavorato
Birth Date:26 August 1952
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Number:7
Status:Retired
Import:no
Position1:Defensive back
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:195
College:Utah State
Coaching Team1:Edmonton Eskimos (DL coach)
Playing Years1:
Playing Team1:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:BC Lions
Playing Years3:
Playing Team3:Montreal Concordes
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Peter Lavorato (born August 26, 1952) is a former professional Canadian football player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten years. Lavorato played defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions and Montreal Concordes from 1975 to 1984. He was part of five Grey Cup-winning teams for the Eskimos. Lavorato was an All-Star in 1977. He was a theatre arts major and played college football at Utah State University. He acted in professional theatre during his football career.

From 2003 to 2017, Lavorato coached football and taught English and Drama at Sacred Heart School in Atherton, California.[1] [2] He led the varsity football team to win five Central Coast Section (CCS) titles.[3] In 2017, Lavorato took over as head coach at The King's Academy in Sunnyvale, California.[4] In his second year he guided the varsity team to their first CCS title in football.[5] Lavorato previously taught in Alberta and served as the Edmonton Eskimos' Defensive Line Coach in 1995.[6]

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  1. Web site: Football - Varsity. Sacred Heart Schools - Atherton. SHS Atherton. 4 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330163802/http://www.shschools.org/page.cfm?p=681&teamID=22&display=Coaches. 30 March 2012. dead.
  2. News: High school football: Pete Lavorato leaves Sacred Heart Prep for The King's Academy. 2017-03-22. The Mercury News. 2018-12-03. en-US.
  3. News: CCS football playoffs: What do half of finalists share in common?. Mazeika. Vytas. November 28, 2018. The San Jose Mercury News. December 1, 2018.
  4. News: Lavorato leaving Sacred Heart Prep for TKA football job. Sports. Glenn Reeves/Palo Alto Online. 2018-12-03. en.
  5. News: CCS football: Lux gains over 300 yards as The King's Academy wins Division V title. 2018-12-02. The Mercury News. 2018-12-03. en-US.
  6. Web site: All-Time Coaches. Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton Eskimos. 4 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015072817/http://esks.com/page/history-coaches. 15 October 2011.