Ben Zambiasi

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Ben Zambiasi
Date of birth:	August 19, 1956 (1956-08-19) (age 51)
Place of birth:	Valdosta, Georgia
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Georgia
NFL Draft:	1978 / Round: 10 / Pick 271 (By the Chicago Bears)
Organizations
As player:
1978-1987 1988	Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and Awards
CFL All-Star:	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985
Awards:	1979 CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award 2004 Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Benjamin Ray Zambiasi, more commonly known as Ben Zambiasi, (b. August 19, 1956) was a star linebacker in the Canadian Football League.

Zambiasi was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and played for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1974 to 1977. He later graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. He was drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears in the 10th round, 271st overall, in 1978, but ended up coming to Canada after training camp.

Zambiasi would play 10 years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1978 to 1987) and one year with the Toronto Argonauts (1988). He would play in 4 Grey Cup games winning one championship in the 74th Grey Cup. He would win the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1979 and be an all star 8 times. He was selected to the University of Georgia Bulldogs' Team of the Century and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Wall of Honour in 2002. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.