Don Luzzi

Don Luzzi

Profile
Positions	Offensive lineman • Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born	(1935-08-20)August 20, 1935 North Branford, Connecticut
Died	October 30, 2005(2005-10-30) (aged 70) Calgary, Alberta
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Villanova
Career history
1958–1969	Calgary Stampeders
Awards and highlights
DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (1958) 3× CFL All-Star (1962, 1963, 1966) 6× CFL West All-Star (1958, 1960–1963, 1966) 2× First-team All-Eastern (1956, 1957)
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1986)

Don Luzzi (August 20, 1935 – October 30, 2005) was a politician and professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League.

CFL career

After playing college football at Villanova University, Don Luzzi played 12 seasons for the Calgary Stampeders from 1958 to 1969. Luzzi was an all-Western conference star, both as an offensive tackle and as a defensive tackle. In 1958, he was selected to the CFL Western All-Star Team at both offensive and defensive tackle positions. He was also an all-Canadian defensive tackle in 1962, 1963, and 1966. His team reached the Grey Cup game once, in 1968, but lost a close game to the Ottawa Rough Riders. Luzzi was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Political career

Luzzi made a run at provincial politics. He ran for the Alberta Social Credit Party in the 1971 Alberta general election in the riding of Calgary-Buffalo. Luzzi was defeated in a hotly contested election by Ron Ghitter, losing to Ghitter by about 500 votes.

Videos

• Hall of Fame member