John Scafide
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John Andrew "Baby Grand" Scafide (June 21, 1911 – October 24, 1979) was an
Boston Redskins.[1] He played college football at Tulane University. Scafide served 16 years as mayor of his native Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.[2]
Early years
John Scafide was born on June 21, 1911, in
Italian immigrants.[3] He attended high school at Saint Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, playing for the "Rock-a-Chaws."[3]
Football
College
Scafide was an
guard for the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University,[4] a member of its team which made an appearance in the 1932 Rose Bowl. He was inducted into the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.[5]
Mayor
Scafide served as mayor of Bay St. Louis from Bay from 1953 to 1969.[2]
References
- ^ "John Scafide". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Tulane Star Scafide Dies".
- ^ a b "Legends Are Born (1929-1958)". Archived from the original on 2018-11-17.
- ^ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
- ^ "Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame".
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