Dick Cassiano
No. 2
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born:(1917-10-07)October 7, 1917
Albany, New York, U.S.
Died:May 14, 1980(1980-05-14) (aged 62)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College:Pittsburgh
NFL draft:1940 / Round: 6 / Pick: 49
(by the Green Bay Packers)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:10
Rushing yards:84
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Richard Peter Cassiano (October 7, 1917 – May 14, 1980)[1] was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the sixth round and later played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940 NFL season.[2][3] He died in 1980 at an Albany hospital.[4] Cassiano was a member of the socalled "dream backfield" at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1930s.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dick Cassiano". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  2. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ "Dick Cassiano". National Football League. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  4. ^ "Former Pitt Star Cassiano Dies", Altoona Mirror, Friday, May 16, 1980, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
  5. ^ "Dick Cassiano, 62, Pitt Halfback For Stellar Teams of the 1930's (Published 1980)". The New York Times. 1980-05-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-26.


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