:Rocco Pirro

{{Short description|American football player and politician (1916–1995)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rocco Pirro

| image = Rocco Pirro.jpg

| number = 23, 30

| position = Guard
Tackle
Back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|6|30}}

| birth_place = Syracuse, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|1|26|1916|6|30}}

| death_place = Syracuse, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 226

| college = Catholic

| draftyear = 1940

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 102

| pastteams =

Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1940|1941}})
Buffalo Bills (1946-1949)

| statlabel1 = Games

| statvalue1 = 20

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = P/PirrRo20

}}

Rocco A. Pirro (June 30, 1916 – January 26, 1995) was an American football player and politician.

Football career

He was a fullback for The Catholic University of America and played in the 1940 Sun Bowl, where he was described as "5-foot 10-inch and 185-pound Arizona jackrabbit."

Pirro was drafted in the 12th round of the 1940 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Pirro was a professional American football Guard who played from 1940 to 1941 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and from 1946 to 1949 with the Buffalo Bills.[http://www.pro-reference.com/players/P/PirrRo20.htm Pro-Reference.com]

Political and business career

During World War II, Pirro served in the United States Navy. Pirro worked as executive director of the Solvay-Geddes Youth Center and the Onondaga County, New York Youth Board. Pirro served on the Geddes, New York Town Board and as town supervisor. He was involved with the Republican Party.'Rocco "Rocky" Pirro, 78, devoted career to football,' Syracuse Herald American, Amber Smith, January 29, 1995 He was a member of the New York State Assembly (120th D.) in 1974.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C02E3D8133FEF34BC4D52DFB466838F669EDE Democrats Win 3 of 4 Contests In Queens and Upstate Races] in the New York Times on February 15, 1974 (subscription required) In November 1974, he ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat/Conservative Melvin N. Zimmer.[https://books.google.com/books?id=NA4jAQAAIAAJ&q=melvin+n+zimmer+defeated+pirro Empire State Report] (March 1976; pg. 73)

Death

Pirro died on January 26, 1995, in Syracuse, New York, at the Van Duyn Home and Hospital.'Rocco Pirro,' Syracuse Herald American, January 28, 1995