Pat Cannamela

Pat Cannamela
Position: Offensive guard, Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: April 27, 1929
Place of birth: New London, Connecticut
Date of death: January 28, 1973 (age 43)
Place of death: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Chapman Technical High School (New London, CT)
College: University of Southern California
NFL draft: 1952 / Round: 11 / Pick: 122
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Patterson N. "Pat" Cannamela (April 27, 1929 – January 28, 1973) was an American football player. A native of New London, Connecticut, Cannamela moved west and enrolled in Ventura College in 1948 and played football there during the 1948 and 1949 season. He won a scholarship to the University of Southern California in 1950 and played at the offensive guard and linebacker positions for the USC Trojans football team during the 1950 and 1951 seasons.[1] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team player on their 1951 College Football All-America Teams.[2][3][4] He was drafted by the Dallas Texans in the 11th round of the 1952 NFL Draft and played for the Texans as a linebacker during the 1952 NFL season.[5] In 1973, Cannamela was shot and killed during a robbery at the Zody's Discount Store on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, where he was working as an appliance salesman.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pat Cannamela '50 - Athlete - Football". Ventura College Pirate Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Look Picks Two Teams". Long Beach Press-Telegram. December 5, 1951.
  3. ↑ "Wheat, Lauricella, Daffer Named on INS All-America Team". Rome News-Tribune. INS. November 26, 1951.
  4. ↑ Harry Grayson (December 4, 1951). "Kazmaier, Lauricella Unanimous NEA All-American Eleven Selections". Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Texas).
  5. ↑ "Pat Cannamela". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2007 Athletic Hall of Famers to be Honored at Galen Center in May". USC Trojan Family Magazine. University of Southern California. Spring 2007.
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