Dick Shatto
Born: | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | February 5, 1933
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Died: | February 4, 2003 New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. | (aged 69)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | RB |
College | Kentucky |
NFL draft | 1956 / Round: 15 / Pick: 180 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
Career history | |
As player | |
1954–1965 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1963, 1964 |
CFL East All-Star | 1956–1959, 1961–1964 |
Awards | 2× Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (1957, 1964) |
Retired #s | 22 (Toronto Argonauts) |
Career stats | |
Richard Darrell Shatto (February 5, 1933 – February 4, 2003) was a professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League (CFL) Toronto Argonauts. Shatto also served as the Argonauts general manager after his playing days with the club ended.
Shatto's playing career with the Argos lasted twelve seasons, from 1954 to 1965. His #22 jersey is one of only four that has been retired by the club. Shatto was one of the most productive players in the CFL and for a team that made the playoffs only three times during his career: 1955, 1960, and 1961. During Shatto's playing tenure with the club, the Argos finished last in their conference eight times.
Dick Shatto was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]
College football career
Shatto played
Professional football career
Shatto held the record for most career
Shatto was the all-time leader for the most combined (rushing and receiving) yardage with 13,642 yards that came on 1322 carries and 466 receptions. Presently he still ranks in seventh place, and he is still third among running backs, passed only by
When it comes to total yardage, that also includes return yardage from punts, kickoffs and missed field goals, as well as yards from scrimmage, Shatto accumulated a total of 15,725 yards. That put him second all-time in 1965 and since then he has dropped to only seventh place.
Shatto never surpassed 1,000 yards in a season either rushing or receiving. However, he averaged 1,136 yards per season in yards from scrimmage. His best seasons in running the ball came in 1958 and 1959 when he tallied 969 and 950 yards respectively. The former was a team record at the time according to official statistics. Also he never led the CFL or the Eastern Conference in rushing yards. Shatto's 6,958 rushing yards remains to this day an Argonaut team record and at the end of his career he was sixth all-time. He provided the Argos with 16 100-yard rushing games.
As a receiver Shatto accumulated 6,684 yards and his best season came in 1963 with 67 receptions for 945 yards and ten touchdowns. When he left the game he was the number two all-time receiver. He led the Eastern Conference in receptions in 1962 (47), 1963 (67) and 1964 (53).
Shatto was the Argos' nominee for the
Once Shatto had retired as a player, he worked as a commentator for Argos and eventually became their marketing director, where he oversaw the team's highest ever attendance in 1975, which set a new record. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1975 and spent a year as the Argos team general manager in 1978.[2]
Colour commentator and Argonauts general manager
From 1970 to 1973, Shatto was a
In 1976, Shatto became general manager of the Argonauts. The Argonauts went 17-30-1 in Shatto's three seasons as general manager, making the playoffs once.
Personal life and death
He was married to Lynne Shatto, whom he met when she was a cheer leader before the couple moved to Florida and had five children.
Shatto died on February 4, 2003, from lung cancer,[2] in New Port Richey, Florida. His ashes were spread over the site of old Exhibition Stadium.[8]
References
- oshof.ca. Archived from the originalon 29 December 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ ProQuest 438574763. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
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External links
- Matsumoto, Rick (2009-08-02). "Retro: Mr. Argo Dick Shatto". CFL.ca.
- Video: Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame Biography. CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame Biography - Dick Shatto". Toronto Argonauts Football Club. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09.