Rudy Florio (born March 26, 1950) is a former

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offen ...

who played six 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 ...

with the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

and BC Lions. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the fifth round of the

1973 CFL Draft The 1973 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 93 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and, for the first time, Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Prior to 1973, teams were given exclusive signing privileg ...

. He played

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 ...

Youngstown State University Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges an ...

. Florio also won the

20th Vanier Cup The 20th Vanier Cup was played on November 24, 1984, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1984 season. The Guelph Gryphons won their first ever championship by defeating the Mount Allison Mounties ...

as an assistant coach with the Guelph Gryphons in 1984.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Florio, Rudy Living people 1950 births Players of Canadian football from Ontario Canadian football running backs American football running backs Canadian players of American football Youngstown State Penguins football players Montreal Alouettes players BC Lions players Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario