Cosmo Joseph Iacavazzi (some sources say Cosmo Iacovazzi, born August 18, 1943) is a former

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player. A fullback, he played

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Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

and was a member of the

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eating club. He was inducted into the

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in 2002. After graduating from Princeton, he was drafted by the

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of the

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(NFL), but played professionally in the

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(AFL) for the

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in 1965; Iacavazzi was on the roster for two games. He also played for the Scranton Miners of the

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in 1965 and the Seattle Rangers of the

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in 1967. The street block in front of

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was renamed Cosmo Iacavazzi Way before the 2005 football season. Iacavazzi, the Princeton graduate, is the third "Cosmo" in the Iacavazzi family. Cosmo the first, was the graduate's grandfather, who had three sons. Peter, who was the graduate's father, and Cosmo, Jr., the graduate's uncle. The Scranton Miner's team was owned by Cosmo Iacavazzi, Jr. The family name, Iacavazzi, is spelled both Iacavazzi and Iacovazzi, depending which side of the family is using the name.

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1943 births Living people American football halfbacks American football fullbacks New York Jets players Princeton Tigers football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Scranton, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania American Football League players {{collegefootball-player-stub

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