Nick Volpe
Volpe pictured in Torontonensis 1948, University of Toronto yearbook
Born:(1926-02-23)February 23, 1926
Toronto, Ontario
Died:August 21, 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 95)
Brampton, Ontario
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)HB
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
UniversityToronto
High schoolEast York (ON)
Career history
As player
1949–1952Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1950)

Nicholas Peter Volpe (February 23, 1926 – August 21, 2021) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with the Argonauts in 1950, where he was named the game MVP. Volpe previously played football and attended the University of Toronto and East York Collegiate.[1][2][3] He served as Consultant for Football Operations for the Argonauts.[4][5] He was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] Volpe died in August 2021 at the age of 95.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Volpe, U of T's Argo | The Medium". themedium.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ "Nick Volpe football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  3. ^ "The Port Credit Secondary School Reunion Info".
  4. ^ "Nick Volpe | Toronto Argonauts". Archived from the original on 2012-06-20.
  5. ^ "Where are they now?: Versatile Volpe did it all in 1950 Mud Bowl".
  6. ^ University of Toronto, Hall of Fame: Nick Volpe
  7. ^ Argos Mourn the Passing of Nick Volpe


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