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Larry Sartori

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Larry Sartori
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Larry Sartori, 1947
Personal information
Born:(1917-08-20)August 20, 1917
Sheppton, Pennsylvania
Died:November 6, 1980(1980-11-06) (aged 63)
Paramus, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Sheppton (PA)
College:Fordham
Position:Guard
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:11
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lawrence Matthews "Sunny"[1] Sartori (August 20, 1917 – November 6, 1980) was an American football player and coach.

A native of Sheppton, Pennsylvania, Sartori attended Sheppton High School.[2][3] He played college football at Fordham University.[2] He was captain of the 1941 Fordham Rams football team that defeated Missouri in the 1942 Sugar Bowl and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll. He was also selected to play on the College All-Stars against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1942.[4][5]

He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Detroit Lions in 1942 and 1945. He appeared in 11 NFL games, two as a starter.[2] His football career was interrupted by service in the Navy during World War II.[6]

In 1947, Sartori was the player-coach for the Shenandoah Presidents of the Pennsylvania Professional Football League.[7][8] After his playing career ended, he coached football at Seton Hall, Brooklyn Prep, Rutherford High School, and Don Bosco High School of Ramsey, New Jersey. He later worked as a mutual clerk at the Yonkers Raceway.[6]

He died in 1980 at Paramus, New Jersey.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Larry Sartori Awarded Grid Letter at Fordham". Republican and Herald. December 21, 1939. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Larry Sartori". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex-Blue Devil Leads Fordham in Sugar Bowl: Larry Sartori Is Captain of Rams Who Meet Missouri tigers January 1st". Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA). December 5, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Larry Sartori Praised". The Plain Speaker. August 25, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fordham's Larry Sartori To Wed N.Y. Girl on January 10". Standard-Speaker. December 24, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c Richard Stukey (November 7, 1980). "Larry Sartori, All-American, ex-Bosco coach". The Record. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sartori To Coach Pro Grid Prexies". Standard-Sentinel. August 7, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prexies' Coach Larry Sartori". Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA). September 6, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.