Frank Zoppetti

{{Short description|American football player (1916–2009)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Frank Zoppetti

|number=76

|position=Running back

|birth_date={{birth date|1916|4|16}}

|birth_place=Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2009|10|3|1916|4|16}}

|death_place=Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|height_in=11

|weight_lb=185

|high_school=Cherry Valley (PA)

|college=Duquesne

|pastteams=

|status=

|highlights=

|statlabel1=Games played

|statvalue1=4

|statlabel2=Pass attempts

|statvalue2=1

|pfr=ZoppFr20

}}

Frank Zoppetti (April 16, 1916 – October 3, 2009) was an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers for one season, in 1941.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Z/ZoppFr20.htm|title=Frank Zoppetti Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/frank-zoppetti/|title=Frank Zoppetti Stats, News and Video - TB|website=NFL.com}} He was also a quarterback in college for Duquesne. He played in four games. Zoppetti died on October 3, 2009, at the age of 93.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/inquirer/133967495|title=FRANK ZOPPETTI Obituary (2009) - The Philadelphia Inquirer|website=www.legacy.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/obituaries/20091006_Frank_Zoppetti__93__college_quarterback__firefighter.html|title=Frank Zoppetti, 93, college quarterback, firefighter|first=Sally A. |last=Downey |website=www.inquirer.com|date=6 October 2009 }}

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