Rudy Rosatti

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Rudy Rosatti
Date of birthSeptember 12, 1895
Place of birth Norway, Michigan, U.S.
Date of deathJuly 9, 1975(1975-07-09) (aged 79)
Place of deathNorway, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Tackle
US college Michigan, North Dakota State, Western Michigan
Career history
As player
1922 Michigan
1923 Cleveland Indians
1924, 192627 Green Bay Packers
1928 New York Giants
Career stats

Rudoph F. "Rudy" or "Rosy" Rosatti (September 12, 1895 July 9, 1975) was an American football player.

Rosatti was born in 1895 at Norway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He attended Norway High School. [1]

Rosatti played football at North Dakota State University and Western Michigan University before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played tackle for the 1922 Michigan Wolverines football team. [1]

He later played professional football for the Cleveland Indians (1923), Green Bay Packers (1924-1927), and New York Giants (1928). [2] [3] He appeared in a total of 45 NFL games, 40 of them as a starter. [1]

Rosatti worked for the Michigan State Highway Department for 32 years from 1933 to 1965 and retired as the chief of highway maintenance for the western half of the Upper Peninsula. [4] In December 1933, Rosatti fatally shot James Contratta with a rifle at a road building camp 40 mi (64 km) west of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Rosatti was released after the coroner determined the shooting to have been accidental. [5]

Rosatti died in 1975 at age 79 at his home in his hometown of Norway, Michigan. [4] [6] [7]

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References

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  2. "Rudy Rosatti profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  3. "Rosatti, Tackle of 1924 By Squad, Is Signed for Season". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 28, 1946. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Ex-Michigan star Rosatti dies". Record-Eagle (Traverse City, MI). July 10, 1975.
  5. "ROSATTI RELEASED IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 7, 1933.
  6. "Ex-Packer Rosy Rosatti dies at Michigan home". Appleton Post-Crescent. July 10, 1975.
  7. "Ex-Packer Rosatti Dies". The Milwaukee Sentinel. July 10, 1975.