Back, Pittsburgh, 1936–⁠39

Dick Cassiano

Born: Oct 7, 1917, in Albany, New York
Died: May 14, 1980, in Albany, New York

Dick Cassiano played back at Pittsburgh (1936–⁠39). The Green Bay Packers took Cassiano in round 6, No. 49 overall in the 1940 NFL Draft.

All-America: NEA third team 1939; UP third team 1939; Collegiate Writers second team 1939; Life magazine second team 1939

Team titles: National champions, 1937

The teams in those years

1936 Pittsburgh8–⁠1–⁠1No. 3 in the final AP poll
1937 Pittsburgh9–⁠0–⁠1No. 1 in the final AP poll; national champions
1938 Pittsburgh8–⁠2No. 8 in the final AP poll
1939 Pittsburgh5–⁠4Unranked at the end

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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