Rick Cassata (born November 17, 1947) is an American former
quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
who played seven seasons in the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL) for five different teams. He led the
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
to victory in the
61st Grey Cup
The 61st Grey Cup game was played at Toronto's CNE Stadium on November 25, 1973. The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 22–18, before a crowd of 36,653.
Game summary
Edmonton scored quickly in the first quarter when running b ...
. He also played with
The Hawaiians
Hawaiians are the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiians or The Hawaiians may also refer to:
* The Hawaiians (WFL), a football team in the World Football League from 1974 to 1975
* The Hawaiians (film), ''The Hawaiians'' (film), a 1 ...
in the
World Football League
The World Football League (WFL) was an American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest t ...
(WFL) in 1975. He played at
Tonawanda High School before playing
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Syracuse University
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. In 2002, he was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
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Career stats
1947 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
American players of Canadian football
BC Lions players
Canadian football quarterbacks
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
The Hawaiians players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Syracuse Orange football players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York
Players of American football from Buffalo, New York
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