George Brancato
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| Born: | May 27, 1931 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | October 22, 2019 (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| College: | Santa Ana College LSU |
| Position: | Running back, defensive back |
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George Brancato (May 27, 1931 – October 22, 2019)[1] was an American/Canadian gridiron football player and coach.
Both an offensive and defensive player in college, he played five games for the
Chicago Cardinals during the 1954 NFL season. He rushed the ball twice for 26 yards and caught three passes for 28 yards. In 1955 he played in the Cardinals' defensive backfield. He joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) a as halfback for the 1956 season. He played defensive back for the Ottawa Rough Riders
for seven seasons, occasionally playing on offense.
After his retirement, he taught phys ed at Laval High and
Edmonton Eskimos. After a 4–12 1984 season
he was relieved of his coaching duties and appointed director of player personnel.
In 1989, he was hired to coach the
Dallas Texans
.
He returned to Ottawa in
special teams and secondary coach. That same year, he was the head coach of the UCCB Capers gridiron football team, which lasted only one season.[2] The following season, he served as the offensive coordinator of the Shreveport Pirates. His next coaching job was as Defensive coordinator of the Anaheim Piranhas. In 1999, he returned to the AFL with the Florida Bobcats
as the team's defensive coordinator. It was his final coaching job as he retired at the end of the season.