Pat Cannamela
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Cannamela, circa 1950
Personal information
Born:April 27, 1929
New London, Connecticut
Died:January 28, 1973 (age 43)
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:New London (CT) Chapman Technical
College:USC
Position:Offensive guard, Linebacker
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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
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