Bob Pifferini Sr.
 Pifferini pictured in El Toro 1949, San Jose State yearbook | |||||||||
| No. 53 | |||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | October 1, 1922 Oakdale, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 9, 2017 (aged 95) Capitola, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Modesto (CA) | ||||||||
| College | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1949: 15th round, 142nd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Robert M. Pifferini Sr. (October 1, 1922 – December 9, 2017) was an American professional football center who played one season with the Detroit Lions. He attended high school at Modesto High School in Modesto, California, and went on to be a three-sport athlete at San Jose State University, playing football, basketball and baseball for the Spartans.[1]
He is the father of Bob Pifferini, also a professional football player. He was married to Gaynell until her death in 2009.[2][3] Pifferini died on December 9, 2017, at the age of 95.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Robert M. Pifferini Sr.'s Obituary on Mercury News". Mercury News. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Gaynell Pifferini Obituary (2009) - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel".
- ↑ "Robert Pifferini football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 2017 deaths
- American football centers
- Detroit Lions players
- San Jose State Spartans football players
- People from Oakdale, California
- Players of American football from Stanislaus County, California
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- San Jose State Spartans men's basketball players
- San Jose State Spartans baseball players
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs