Nicholas Peter Volpe (February 23, 1926 – August 21, 2021) was a

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 ...

player who played for the

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

. He won the

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with the Argonauts in 1950, where he was named the game MVP. Volpe previously played football and attended the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

and

East York Collegiate East York Collegiate Institute (East York CI, EYCI, or East York), formerly East York High School is a public high-school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former borough of East York at the corner of Coxwell and Cosburn Avenues. ...

. He served as Consultant for Football Operations for the Argonauts. He was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame in 2012. Volpe died in August 2021 at the age of 95.Argos Mourn the Passing of Nick Volpe
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