Bert Iannone

Bert Iannone
Date of birth March 10, 1917
Place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of death February 16, 1996(1996-02-16) (aged 78)
Place of death Langley, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G/Tackle
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
As player
1939–1940 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1941–1941 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1945–1947 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1948–1949 Calgary Stampeders
1950–1952 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards

Bert Louis Iannone (c. 1917 – February 16, 1996) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played from 1939 to 1952. He won the Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 1948.[1] He previously played junior football in Winnipeg.[2] He fought in the war for the Royal Canadian Navy from 1940 to 1944. He coached football for Campion College in Regina and for Saint Thomas Moore Secondary in Burnaby BC. He married Fay Iannone and had 9 children. He died in Langley, British Columbia in 1996. He was 79 years old. [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=iannober001
  2. ↑ Sketches in Brief of Players for Football Final: Calgary The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Nov 25, 1948; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011) pg. 20
  3. ↑ http://newspaperarchive.com/ca/manitoba/winnipeg/winnipeg-free-press/1996/03-23/page-48


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