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Samuel Filadelfo Vacanti (March 20, 1922 December 17, 1981) was an American football quarterback.

Sam Vacanti
Personal information
Born:(1922-03-20)March 20, 1922
Omaha, Nebraska
Died:December 17, 1981(1981-12-17) (aged 59)
Omaha, Nebraska
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Omaha (NE) Tech
College:Iowa
Purdue
Nebraska
Position:Quarterback
NFL Draft:1945 / Round: 21 / Pick: 218
Career history
  • Chicago Rockets (1947-1948)
  • Baltimore Colts (1948-1949)
Player stats at PFR

Vacanti was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1922 and attended Omaha Tech High School. He played college football at the University of Iowa (1941-1942), Purdue University (1943), and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1946).[1] He led Purdue to the 1943 Big Ten championship. He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons while serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.[2]

He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets and Baltimore Colts from 1947 to 1949. He appeared in 39 professional football games, 16 of them as a starter, and totaled 2,338 passing yards.[1]

He rejoined the Marines during the Korean War and attained the rank of major. He served on the Omaha City Council from 1965 to 1969 and worked as a life insurance agent. He died in 1981 in Omaha.[2]


References


  1. "Sam Vacanti Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. "Ex-Hawkeye Vacanti dies". The Des Moines Register. December 19, 1981. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.



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