John Scafide

John Andrew "Baby Grand" Scafide (June 21, 1911 – October 24, 1979) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins.[1] He played college football at Tulane University. Scafide served 16 years as mayor of his native Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.[2]

John Scafide
No. 42; 72
Nickname(s)Baby Grand
Born:(1911-06-21)June 21, 1911
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Died:October 24, 1979(1979-10-24) (aged 68)
Biloxi, Mississippi
Career information
Position(s)Guard/Tackle
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
CollegeTulane
High schoolSt. Stanislaus
Career history
As player
1930–32Tulane
1933Boston Redskins
Career highlights and awards

Championships

Honors

Career stats

Early years

John Scafide was born on June 21, 1911 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; one of 13 children born to Italian immigrants.[3] He attended University preparatory school at St. Stanislaus College, playing for the "Rock-a-chaws."[3]

Football

College

Scafide was an All-Southern guard for the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University,[4] a member of its team which made an appearance in the 1932 Rose Bowl. He was inducted into the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.[5]

Mayor

Scafide served as mayor of Bay St. Louis from Bay from 1953 to 1969.[2]

References
  1. "John Scafide".
  2. "Tulane Star Scafide Dies".
  3. "Legends Are Born (1929-1958)".
  4. Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
  5. "Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame".


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