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| Date of birth | December 10, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Italy |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 278 lb (126 kg) |
| US college | Georgia Tech |
| High school | Wellesley (MA) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1971 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1971 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1972 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1972–1973 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Renso Guido Perdoni (born December 10, 1947), nicknamed "Rock Perdoni", is an American former football player who was a consensus All-American tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. Afterward, Perdoni played professionally for three seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Perdoni was born in Italy, near Milan. [1] Perdoni moved to the United States with his family when he was 6 years old. [2] He grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he attended Wellesley High School and played for the Wellesley Raiders high school football team. [1]
Perdoni initially attended Ferrum College, which was then a two-year junior college, located in Ferrum, Virginia, where he played lineman for the Ferrum Panthers football team from 1967 to 1968. As a second-year starter in 1968, he was a team captain and standout lineman for the Ferrum Panthers team that won the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship. He was recognized as the national junior college lineman of the year in 1968. [3]
After completing his sophomore year at Ferrum, Perdoni transferred to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. [3] He was a two-year starter at defensive tackle for coach Bud Carson's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1969 and 1970. [4] Memorably, in 1969, he had ten-tackle performance in which his pass rush contributed to four interceptions in the Yellow Jackets' 6–0 upset of the Georgia Bulldogs. [3] He was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press following his 1969 junior season. [5]
As a senior team captain in 1970, he was a key member of the Yellow Jackets team that compiled a 9–3 record, and had 13 tackles in the Jackets' 17–9 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the December 1970 Sun Bowl. [4] [6] Following his senior season, he was a finalist for the first annual Lombardi Award, honoring the best college lineman of the year, [2] and he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1970, when he received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP), the America Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Central Press Association (CPA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), United Press International (UPI), Football News, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Foundation. [4] [7]
Perdoni was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1979. [4] As of 2013, he still ranks among the top ten Georgia Tech linemen for career tackles, with 210. [4]
After his college career, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, and he played the defensive tackle position for the Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 1971 season. [8] He also played for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1972, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1972 and 1973. [8] During his three-season CFL career, Perdoni played in 32 regular season games. [9]
William Lewis Shaw was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, he was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 1961 AFL draft. Shaw was the prototypical "pulling guard" who despite his size held his own against much bigger defensive linemen like Ernie Ladd, Earl Faison and Buck Buchanan. He won three straight Eastern Division titles and two AFL championships in 1964 and 1965 with Buffalo.
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Robert Lee Dodd was an American college football player and coach, college baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Georgia Tech from 1945 to 1966, compiling a record of 165–64–8. His teams won consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) title in 1951 and 1952, and his 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team won the 1953 Sugar Bowl and was recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors though they finished second behind Michigan State in both major polls. Dodd was also Georgia Tech's head baseball coach from 1932 to 1939, tallying a mark of 43–64–2, and the school's athletic director from 1950 until 1976. All together, Dodd served Georgia Tech 57 years in various capacities.
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Phil R. Tinsley was an American football player who was an All-American end for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Ashel Monroe Day, nicknamed "Bum Day", was an American college football player who was a center for both the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. He was the first Southern player ever selected first-team All-America by Walter Camp, who had historically selected college players from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and other Northeastern colleges.
The 1918 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tornado was coached by John Heisman in his 15th year as head coach, compiling a record of 6–1 and outscoring opponents 466 to 32. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.
The 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. The team, which was a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), was coached by William Alexander in his ninth year as head coach. Alexander compiled a record of 10–0 and outscored his opponents 213 to 40. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.
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Kyle M. Kennard is an American college football defensive end for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He previously played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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