Angelo Mosca
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| Angelo Mosca | |
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| Date of birth: | March 13, 1938 |
| Place of birth: | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Position(s): | Defensive tackle |
| College: | University of Notre Dame |
| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 30 / Pick 350 (By the Philadelphia Eagles) |
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| 1958-1959 1960-1961 1962 1963-1972 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Rough Riders Montreal Alouettes Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame | |
Angelo Mosca (b. March 13, 1938 in Waltham, Massachusetts) is a former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler. He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules. Mosca has a son, Angelo Jr., who also wrestled.
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[edit] Career
Mosca attended Notre Dame University and was drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1959 in the 30th round (350th overall.) He had already decided to play in the CFL, in 1958 and 1959 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He moved to the Ottawa Rough Riders for 1961 and 1962, and the Montreal Alouettes in 1963. He played his remaining years, 1964 to 1972 in Hamilton. He was a 5 time all star.
Angelo played in 9 Grey Cup games, more than any other player in CFL history, winning 5 (one with the Ottawa Rough Riders and four with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.) He is famous (or more aptly infamous) for the 51st Grey Cup game out-of-bounds and late hit on B.C. Lions star Willie Fleming. The hit was considered by many to be a deliberate attempt to knock Fleming out of the game. With Fleming out of the game, the Tiger-Cats went on to with the Grey Cup and Angelo Mosca's reputation as being the meanest professional football player was solidified. It was a reputation he later promoted as the notorious professional wrestler "King Kong" Mosca.
Source: Heroes of the Game, A History of The Grey Cup - Stephen Thiele, Moulin Publishing 1997
Following his retirement, Mosca had a short run as a broadcaster for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He would leave the broadcast booth to manage his son's career.
He has lived in and around Hamilton for many years. Angelo currently lives in St. Catharines, Ontario with his wife, Helen, a real estate agent.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1987
- The CFW ranked him # 37 of the Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
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- NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- NWA Tri-State Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
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- PWI ranked him # 305 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
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- Worst Television Announcer award in 1984
[edit] References
- ^ Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990). Puroresu Dojo (2003).
[edit] External links
- Angelo Mosca
- Other Superstars - Angelo Mosca
- Historica History by the Minute profile
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame page
