Geno Mazzanti

{{Short description|American football player (1929–2013)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Geno Mazzanti

| image =

| caption =

| image_size =

| number = 83

| position = Halfback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|4|1}}

| birth_place = Lake Village, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2013|7|24|1929|4|1}}

| death_place = Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 190

| high_school = Lakeside (AR)

| college = Arkansas

| draftyear = 1950

| draftround = 26

| draftpick = 327

| pastteams =

• Baltimore Colts (1950)
• Ottawa Rough Riders (1952)

|highlights =

• Second-team All-SWC (1949)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 4

| pfr = MazzGe20

}}

Geno Mazzanti (April 1, 1929 – July 24, 2013) was an American football halfback.

A native of Lake Village, Arkansas, he played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks.{{cite web|title=Geno Mazzanti|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=April 10, 2021|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mazz00400.html}} He ran 77 yards for the game-winning touchdown against Vanderbilt in 1949 and was selected by the United Press as a second-team back on the 1949 All-Southwest Conference football team.{{cite news|title=Arkansas Defeats Vanderbilt, 7-6|newspaper=The Knoxville Journal|date=October 23, 1949|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75513476/arkansas-vanderbilt/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=M'Fadin and Wolfe Rate UP's All-SWC|newspaper=The Austin Statesman|date=December 2, 1949|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51890466/mfadin-and-wolfe-rate-ups-all-swc/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Mazzanti was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 26th round of the 1950 NFL draft. He signed with the Colts in May 1950.{{cite news|title=Colts Add Two To Grid Squad: Bass And Mazzanti, Arkansas Backs, Sign Contracts|author=Stuart B. McIver|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=May 21, 1950|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75512543/colts-add-two-to-grid-squad-bass-and/|via=Newspapers.com}} He played at the halfback position during the 1950 Colts season.{{cite news|title=Mazzanti May Start At Halfback Against Browns|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=James Ellis|date=September 22, 1950|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75513000/mazzanti-may-start-at-halfback-against/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Mazzanti, Buksar Trade Posts In Mobility Test|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=James Ellis|date=August 1, 1950|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75513227/mazzanti-buksar-trade-posts-in/|via=Newspapers.com}} He appeared in a total of five NFL games and had seven carries for 22 yards and one touchdown.{{cite web|title=Geno Mazzanti Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MazzGe20.htm}}

He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Rough Riders during the 1952 season. He appeared in four games for Ottawa, three of them as a starter.{{cite news|title=Mazzanti To Be QB Insurance, Crowe Sees Steady Progress|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|date=August 21, 1952|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75513928/mazzanti-to-be-qb-insurance/|via=Newspapers.com}} He also served as an assistant coach for the 1952 Rough Riders.{{cite news|title=Mazzanti Named Assistant to Clem Crowe|newspaper=The Ottawa Journal|date=September 25, 1952|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75514166/mazzanti-named-assistant-to-clem-crowe/|via=Newspapers.com}}