Rocco Romano - Encyclopedia Information

Rocco Romano
Career information
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Date of birth	(1963-01-23) January 23, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Ontario
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	G/ OT
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Canada university	Concordia
High school	Cathedral
CFL draft	1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Drafted by	Calgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
1987	Calgary Stampeders
1988	Toronto Argonauts
1989	Ottawa Rough Riders
1990– 1991	BC Lions
1992– 2000	Calgary Stampeders

Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
CFL West All-Star	1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2007

Rocco Romano (born January 23, 1963^[1]) is a former Canadian football player. He played 14 seasons in the Canadian Football League, ten of those with the Calgary Stampeders, and was a five-time All-Star as an offensive lineman. While in Calgary, he won two Grey Cups, in 1992 and 1998.

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Romano was the winner of the CFL's DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy in 1994 and 1996 for the Stampeders, which is awarded to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

He is an alumnus of St. Ann's Catholic elementary, Cathedral High School and Concordia University in Montreal. He married Shauna Sky and they raised two children together before getting divorced.

References

^ ""Local duo score spot in Hall" (Rocco Romano)" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator page SP4-SP5. 2007-02-20.

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