Richard Anthony Razzano (born November 15, 1955) is a former American football linebacker who played five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech.[1] He was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 15, 1955 New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | New Castle (New Castle, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Virginia Tech |
| Undrafted: | 1978 |
| Career history | |
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Early life
editRazzano played high school football at New Castle High School in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He was named the WPIAL's Most Valuable Player in 1973 as the Hurricanes won the WPIAL Class AAA championship.[2][3]
College career
editRazzano played for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 1974 to 1977.[4] He earned First Team All-South honors in 1976 and 1977.[2] He set school records for most tackles in a game with 30 in 1977, most tackles in a season with 177 in 1975 and holds the NCAA record in College Football for the most career tackles with 634.[4] Razzano was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[5]
Professional career
editRazzano played in 23 games for the Toronto Argonauts from 1978 to 1979.[6] He played in 65 games, starting ten, for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1980 to 1984. He played an important role in the 1981 AFC Championship Game, where he forced a fumble on a kickoff return in the first quarter with Cincinnati up 3-0. Cincinnati scored a quick touchdown and rolled to a 27-7 victory. Razzano played in the Bengals’ loss in Super Bowl XVI and recorded three solo tackles.[1]
Personal life
editRazzano's son Rick Razzano, Jr. also played in the National Football League while his son Joey played for the Kentucky Wildcats. Rick lives in Sarasota, Florida with his wife, Jill Razzano. He ran a wholesale ice cream distribution business for sixteen years.[7] He has also worked as an education assistant at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and Sycamore Junior High School in Montgomery, Ohio.[8]
Coaching career
editRazzano had a ten-year stint as defensive coordinator of the Milford High School Eagles of Milford, Ohio.[9] He later served as linebackers coach of the Sycamore High School Aviators of Cincinnati, Ohio from 2006 to 2010.[9][10] He has also been basketball coach at Sycamore Junior High School in Montgomery, Ohio.[11] Razzano was head coach of the semi-pro New Castle Thunder of New Castle, Pennsylvania from 2006 to 2007.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "RICK RAZZANO". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Emert, Rich (January 15, 1982). "A real New Castle Super Bowl". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ White, Mike (June 17, 1999). "Pitt getting Ohio standout". post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Early Commitments For The Hokies". dailypress.com. September 9, 2002. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". hokiesports.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2003. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Rick Razzano". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Harris, Mike & Beamer, Frank (2006). Game of My Life: Virginia Tech. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 53–60. ISBN 9781596700048.
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- ^ "Sycamore Board of Education" (PDF). sycamoreschools.org. July 18, 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ a b D'Abruzzo, John (July 10, 2006). "Razzano will split time between two coaching jobs". ncnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ Goheen, Kevin (October 16, 2011). "I was there ... Rick Razzano". cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Coaches Celebrating Coaches…for Our Kid's Sake". sportsleader.org. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Poole, Eric (June 5, 2006). "New Castle semi-pro team will play at Neshannock". ellwoodcityledger.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ Malsom, Rob (May 27, 2007). "Bleier and 'Rudy' to speak at New Castle Thunder games". sharonherald.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ Litowitz, Patrick E. (June 30, 2008). "UNBEATEN: Thunder tops Ohio for third straight win". ncnewsonline.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.