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{{short description|American football player}}
{{Short description|American football player (1918–1959)}}
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|image=Salvatore Rosato - 1948 Bowman.jpg
| name = Sal Rosato
| image = Salvatore Rosato - 1948 Bowman.jpg
| image_size =
|caption=Rosato on a 1948 Bowman football card
| caption = Rosato, 1948 Bowman football card
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|birth_date={{birth date|1918|6|6}}
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| number = 32
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|birth_place= [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]
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| position = [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
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|death_date=January 12, 1959 (age 40)
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|6|6}}
|College=[[Villanova University|Villanova]]
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| birth_place = [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]
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|number=32
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| death_date = January 12, 1959 (age 40)
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|Position=[[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
| death_place = [[Alhambra, California]]
|playing_years1=1945–1947
| height_ft = 6
|playing_team1=[[Washington Redskins]]
| height_in = 1
|NFL=ROS047460
| weight_lb = 228
|DatabaseFootball=ROSATSAL01
| high_school = Williamsport (PA)
|PFR=RosaSa20
| college = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] ([[1940 Villanova Wildcats football team|1940]]–[[1941 Villanova Wildcats football team|1941]])
| pastteams =
* [[1943 March Field Flyers football team|March Field]] (1942–1943)
* [[Washington Redskins]] ([[1945 Washington Redskins season|1945]]–[[1947 Washington Redskins season|1947]])
}}
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'''Salvatore Rosato''' (June 6, 1918 – January 12, 1959) was an [[American football]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Washington Redskins]]. He attended [[Villanova University]].
'''Salvatore Rosato''' (June 6, 1918 – January 12, 1959) was an [[American football]] [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]]. He played for [[Villanova University]] ([[1940 Villanova Wildcats football team|1940]]–[[1941 Villanova Wildcats football team|1941]]), [[1943 March Field Flyers football team|March Field]] (1942–1943), and the [[Washington Redskins]] ([[1945 Washington Redskins season|1945]]–[[1947 Washington Redskins season|1947]]).


==External links==
==Early years==

*https://web.archive.org/web/20121006163635/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROSATSAL01
Rosato was born in 1918 in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]], and attended Williamsport High School. He attended [[Villanova University]] and played [[college football]] for the [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova Wildcats]] in [[1940 Villanova Wildcats football team|1940]] and [[1941 Villanova Wildcats football team|1941]].<ref name=PFA>{{cite web|title=Sal Rosato|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=August 5, 2023|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/rosa00400.html}}</ref>

==Military and pro football==
Rosato served in the United States Army Air Forces during [[World War II]]. He played with the 1942 and [[1943 March Field Flyers football team]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flyers Humble Hollywood, 19-6: Sal Rosato Makes Two Touchdowns to Pace March Field Victory|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 14, 1942|page=II-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-flyers-humble-holl/129514893/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=March Field Fliers Defeat Lighter College Of Pacific, 19 TO 0: Sal Rosato Rips Tired Line Apart|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=December 12, 1943|page=2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-march-field-fliers-defe/129515072/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> After the war, he played professional football as a fullback in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Washington Redskins]] from [[1945 Washington Redskins season|1945]] to [[1947 Washington Redskins season|1947]].<ref name=PFA/><ref>{{cite news|title=Sal Rosato Signs With Pro Eleven|newspaper=Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)|date=December 24, 1945|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/williamsport-sun-gazette-sal-rosato-sign/129515330/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sal Rosato Set for Big Year With Pros|newspaper=Gazette and Bulletin|date=August 7, 1946|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/williamsport-sun-gazette-sal-rosato-set/129515568/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Know Your Redskin and Ram Pro Gridders|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 16, 1946|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-know-your-redskin/129514588/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He appeared in a total of 24 games for the Redskins, seven of them as a starter.<ref name=PFA/>

==Family and later years==
Rosato married Elizabeth Jane Crennen in Williamsport in 1948.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sal Rosato Takes Bride|newspaper=Sunbury Daily Item|date=February 23, 1948|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-sal-rosato-takes-bride/129514753/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He died of a heart attack in 1959 at age 40 while playing in an industrial league basketball game in [[Alhambra, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Heart Attack Kills Rosato, Ex-Redskin|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 14, 1959|page=IV-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-heart-attack-kills/129513874/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 1 July 2024

Sal Rosato
refer to caption
Rosato, 1948 Bowman football card
No. 32
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1918-06-06)June 6, 1918
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Died:January 12, 1959 (age 40)
Alhambra, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Williamsport (PA)
College:Villanova (1940–1941)
Career history

Salvatore Rosato (June 6, 1918 – January 12, 1959) was an American football fullback. He played for Villanova University (1940–1941), March Field (1942–1943), and the Washington Redskins (1945–1947).

Early years

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Rosato was born in 1918 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and attended Williamsport High School. He attended Villanova University and played college football for the Villanova Wildcats in 1940 and 1941.[1]

Military and pro football

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Rosato served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He played with the 1942 and 1943 March Field Flyers football teams.[2][3] After the war, he played professional football as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1947.[1][4][5][6] He appeared in a total of 24 games for the Redskins, seven of them as a starter.[1]

Family and later years

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Rosato married Elizabeth Jane Crennen in Williamsport in 1948.[7] He died of a heart attack in 1959 at age 40 while playing in an industrial league basketball game in Alhambra, California.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sal Rosato". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Flyers Humble Hollywood, 19-6: Sal Rosato Makes Two Touchdowns to Pace March Field Victory". Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1942. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "March Field Fliers Defeat Lighter College Of Pacific, 19 TO 0: Sal Rosato Rips Tired Line Apart". The Hartford Courant. December 12, 1943. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sal Rosato Signs With Pro Eleven". Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania). December 24, 1945. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sal Rosato Set for Big Year With Pros". Gazette and Bulletin. August 7, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Know Your Redskin and Ram Pro Gridders". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sal Rosato Takes Bride". Sunbury Daily Item. February 23, 1948. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heart Attack Kills Rosato, Ex-Redskin". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1959. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
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