Emelio Martinello (January 6, 1931 – March 24, 2022) was a professional football player as part of the Brantford Redskins of the Ontario Rugby Football Union and then thirteen seasons as a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League, becoming a CFL east all-star in 1960 and 1961 for the Toronto Argonauts,[1][2] winning a Grey Cup[3] with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in his next to last season. Martinello died in 2022 at the age of 91.[4]
| Born: | January 6, 1931 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Died: | March 24, 2022 (aged 91) Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Nose tackle, defensive tackle |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1954–1957 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1958–1959 | BC Lions |
| 1959–1965 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1965–1966 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| CFL East All-Star | 1960, 1961 |
| Honors | Grey Cup champion - 1965 |
References
edit- ^ "Marty Martinello". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ id=qlBlVtk9ZoIC&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=%22Marty+Martinello%22+-wikipedia&source=bl&ots=RNWp3xw57R&sig=Rf7WF44JIjfMMupO5o841qQi1YE&hl=en&ei=Y15YS5-KJoz4lQej68GABA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Marty%20Martinello%22%20-wikipedia&f=false Cape Bretoniana: an annotated bibliography (archived at Google Books)
- ^ Bruce Beaton among first inductees to N.S. football hall Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the Inverness Oran
- ^ Marty Martinello obituary
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