Marty Martinello

Canadian football player (1931–2022)
Marty Martinello
Born:(1931-01-06)January 6, 1931
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died:March 24, 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 91)
Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Nose Tackle
Defensive tackle
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
As player
1954–1957Montreal Alouettes
1958–1959BC Lions
1959–1965Toronto Argonauts
1965–1966Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CFL East All-Star1960, 1961
HonorsGrey Cup champion - 1965

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]

References

  1. ^ "Marty Martinello". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Bruce Beaton among first inductees to N.S. football hall Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the Inverness Oran
  4. ^ Marty Martinello obituary


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