John Francis "Jess" Cortazzo (September 26, 1904 – March 4, 1963) also known as ''Shine'' was a professional

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. He was a

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for one season (1923) with the

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. For his career, he appeared in one game and was retired in his only

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. He was born in

Wilmerding, Pennsylvania Wilmerding is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,190 at the 2010 census. It is located southeast of Pittsburgh. At the start of the twentieth century, it had extensive foundries and machine shops of ...

and died in

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at the age of 58.

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