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Tozzo
Tozzo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrea Tozzo (born 1992), Italian footballer *Rocco Tozzo (1893–1954), Italian-American boxer better known as Rocky Kansas Rocky Kansas was an Italian-born American tough, short (5'2" tall) former world lightweight champion boxer. He was born Rocco Tozzo on April 21, 1893, in Italy and came to America in 1898. Rocky Kansas was the brother of champion Joe "Kid" Kansas ... See also * Tozzi {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Tozzo
Andrea Tozzo (born 30 August 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Verona Born in Riva del Garda and raised in nearby Torbole, Trentino region, Tozzo started his career at Veneto club Hellas Verona F.C. in 2001. He was a player of the Allievi U16 team for the 2007–08 Veneto regional Allievi League. In the 2008–09 season he was part of the Allievi A team (U17) for the national Allievi League. Fiorentina (loan) Tozzo was promoted to the reserves of Verona for the reserve league dedicated to Lega Pro clubs, but at the start of season Serie A club ACF Fiorentina borrowed Tozzo for its reserve. He was the backup of Andrea Seculin and played 5 times. Sampdoria ''La Viola'' did not buy Tozzo outright; instead another first division club, U.C. Sampdoria, borrowed Tozzo with option to buy. Tozzo re-joined Luciano Bruni, vice-coach of Verona first team in 2008–09 season and the coach of Sampdoria reserve team in 2010–11, replacing the departed Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Kansas
Rocky Kansas was an Italian-born American tough, short (5'2" tall) former world lightweight champion boxer. He was born Rocco Tozzo on April 21, 1893, in Italy and came to America in 1898. Rocky Kansas was the brother of champion Joe "Kid" Kansas whom he combined with at an attempt to become a champion in 1938. Background Rocky was the younger brother of Joe "Kid" Kansas (Tozzo), and older brother of boxer Tony Tozzo. Kansas and his two brothers combined to defeat 189 opponents in the Buffalo, New York area from 1909-1937. Father to Vincent Tozzo and husband to Jessie Tozzo. Pro career Kansas turned pro in 1911 and lost just two official decisions in his first 75 fights. In 1914, he faced his first contender, Johnny Dundee, losing a newspaper decision. Kansas also faced featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbane in a non-title match, but lost the newspaper decision. During his career Kansas faced the cream of the featherweight and lightweight divisions. On February 28, 1916, Kans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Surname
A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.) Italian names, with their fixed ''nome'' and ''cognome'' structure, have little to do with the ancient Roman naming conventions, which used a tripartite system of given name, gentile name, and hereditary or personal name (or names). The Italian ''nome'' is not analogous to the ancient Roman ''nomen''; the Italian ''nome'' is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman ''nomen'' is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption, for both sexes likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern Italian use. Moreover, the low number, and the steady decline of importance and variety, of Roman ''praenomina'' starkly contrast with the current number of It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tozzi
Tozzi is an Italian surname. It may refer to: * Antonio Tozzi (1736-1812), Italian composer * Bruno Tozzi (1656-1743), Italian monk and botanist * Claudio Tozzi (b. 1944), Brazilian artist * Fausto Tozzi (1921–1978), Italian film actor and screenwriter * Federigo Tozzi (1883-1920), Italian writer * Gianni Tozzi (born 1962), Italian former athlete * Gianpiero Tozzi (b. 1994), Italian footballer * Giorgio Tozzi (1923-2011), American opera singer * Humberto Tozzi (1934–1980), Brazilian international footballer * Jim Tozzi (b. 1938), American lobbyist * Jim Tozzi (PFFR) (b. 1967), American artist, commercial director, producer, voice actor, and musician * John T. Tozzi, former rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard * Mario Tozzi (1895–1979), Italian painter * Nicoletta Tozzi (1966), former Italian female middle-distance runner * Ricardo Tozzi (b. 1975), Brazilian actor * Roberto Tozzi (b. 1958), Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres * Romano Tozzi Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
