Sam Venuto
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox gridiron football person Samuel Laurence Venuto (November 2, 1927 – July 7, 2014) was an American football running back in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Washington Redskins.
Biography
Venuto was born in Havertown, Pennsylvania, and attended Haverford High School in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania.[1] He played college football at Guilford College. In 1952, he played for the Washington Redskins.[2]
He was a coach for more than 25 years at Salem High School, where he posted record of 132-94-11 and coached players including Lydell Mitchell and Jay Venuto, his son.[3]
References
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- ↑ Odenbrett, Austin. "Legendary Salem football coach Sam Venuto dies at 87", South Jersey Times, July 14, 2014. Accessed April 28, 2023. "Following a short career in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, Venuto spent nearly three decades as head coach at Salem from 1953-1979, amassing a career record of 132-94-11. He coached multiple future college football stars, including College Football Hall of Famer Lydell Mitchell, who went on to thrive at Penn State and in the NFL, and his own son Jay, who stood out as a quarterback at Wake Forest."
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External links
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- 1927 births
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- Sportspeople from Haverford Township, Pennsylvania
- American football running backs
- American people of Italian descent
- Washington Redskins players
- Guilford Quakers football players
- Players of American football from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen