John Scafide
American football player (1911–1979)
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| Nickname(s) | Baby Grand |
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| Date of birth | (1911-06-21)June 21, 1911 |
| Place of birth | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Date of death | October 24, 1979(1979-10-24) (aged 68) |
| Place of death | Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Guard/Tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| US college | Tulane |
| High school | Saint Stanislaus College |
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| 1930–32 | Tulane |
| 1933 | Boston Redskins |
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John Andrew "Baby Grand" Scafide (June 21, 1911 – October 24, 1979) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the 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 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; one of 13 children born to 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 All-Southern 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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1931 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
- QB Austin Downes
- HB Gene McEver
- HB Don Zimmerman
- FB Johnny Cain
- E Jerry Dalrymple
- E Vernon Smith
- T Tex Leyendecker
- T Ray Saunders
- G Herman Hickman
- G John Scafide
- C Clarence Gracey
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