Place of death Calgary, Alberta Role American football player CFL status International Height 1.83 m | Position(s) OL/DL Weight 111 kg Name Don Luzzi | |
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Date of birth (1935-08-20)August 20, 1935 Date of death October 30, 2005(2005-10-30) (aged 70) Died October 30, 2005, Calgary, Canada | ||
Calgary, Alberta - June 23, 1968 - Stampeders
Don Luzzi (August 20, 1935 – October 30, 2005) was a politician and professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League.
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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 1985.
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.