Tony Anselmo (Canadian football)
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| name = Tony Anselmo
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| birth_name = Anthony Garry Anselmo
| birth_date = March 13, 1918
| birth_place = Michel, British Columbia, Canada
| death_date = November 10, 2009
(aged 91)
| death_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| occupation = President and CEO of Canada Safeway
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| spouse = Minerva Anselmo
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Anthony Garry Anselmo, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (March 14, 1918 – November 10, 2009) was a community builder for the Calgary Stampeders Football Club of the Canadian Football League and was involved with the team from 1973 until 2009.
In 1978, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his numerous services to Calgary".{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=30&t=12&ln=Anselmo|title=Order of Canada citation}} He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder in 2009.
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External links
- [http://www.cfhof.ca/members/a-g-tony-anselmo/ Canadian Football Hall of Fame official website]
- [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=135881245#fbLoggedOut Obituary]
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Category:Businesspeople from Calgary
Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Calgary Stampeders team presidents
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