Sam Venuto
{{Short description|American football player (1927–2014)}}
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Samuel Laurence Venuto (November 2, 1927 – July 7, 2014) was an American football running back in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Washington Redskins.
Biography
Venuto was born in Havertown, Pennsylvania, and attended Haverford High School in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania.{{cite web
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}} He played college football at Guilford College. In 1952, he played for the Washington Redskins.{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VenuSa20.htm|title=Sam Venuto |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= October 14, 2012}}
He was a coach for more than 25 years at Salem High School, where he posted record of 132-94-11 and coached players including Lydell Mitchell and Jay Venuto, his son.Odenbrett, Austin. [https://www.nj.com/south-jersey-sports/2014/07/former_salem_football_coach_sam_venuto_dies_at_87.html "Legendary Salem football coach Sam Venuto dies at 87"], South Jersey Times, July 14, 2014. Accessed April 28, 2023. "Following a short career in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, Venuto spent nearly three decades as head coach at Salem from 1953-1979, amassing a career record of 132-94-11. He coached multiple future college football stars, including College Football Hall of Famer Lydell Mitchell, who went on to thrive at Penn State and in the NFL, and his own son Jay, who stood out as a quarterback at Wake Forest."
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175315/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VENUTSAM01 databaseFootball.com]}}
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VenuSa20.htm Pro-Football.com]
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Category:Sportspeople from Haverford Township, Pennsylvania
Category:American football running backs
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Guilford Quakers football players
Category:Players of American football from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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